Today’s Chapters: Ezra 10-Nehemiah 4
Pete’s Thoughts:
Ezra 10
Whenever there is revival taking place, there will always be repentance of sin. When was the last time that you focused on the holiness of God so much that you had a realization of your sin?
Nehemiah 1
Nehemiah was in a unique position. He was before the king everyday and had a relationship with him. When his heart was burdened for the city of Jerusalem and the people living there, he had a responsibility to make use of the opportunities and positions that God had placed him in to change things. When was the last time we took advantage of the positions and relationships God has given us to further His kingdom?
Nehemiah 2
Nehemiah wanted to see the wall in it’s current state with his own eyes. In order to properly address the situation, he had to understand what needed to be done. The best way to do this was to view the wall at night when no one else would be around and he could gain an honest opinion of what needed to be done. It required him to lose a bit of sleep but the safety of his people was at stake and that was well more important that a couple of hours of sleep.
Nehemiah 3
It is sad that for all of eternity the nobles of the Tekoites will be remembered for not working with everyone else to repair the wall. I don’t know if it was due to selfishness or pride but they have left a mark on this chapter that is very negative. I would not want to be remembered as one of the ones who did not work when everyone else was.
Nehemiah 4
Nehemiah and the people were so dedicated to rebuilding the wall that when attacked they defended themselves with everything that they had. The people were working so hard that they and the guards didn’t even take off their clothes except to bath and wash the clothes.
