Thursday, November 10th, 2011

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Nehemiah 8:9 said:
Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to them all, “This day is sacred to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people had been weeping as they listened to the words of the Law.



Imagine this, you haven’t had the opportunity to read the Bible, much less hear it and when you do, you realize just how far outside of God’s will you are living… What else can you do but weep? You know that you have sinned and deserve the wrath that should fall upon yourself… Yet here is Nehemiah telling people to cheer up and party. Why?



Because there is hope. Yes the people had sinned; yes they deserved the harsh penalization that had befallen them, yet… There was hope, and mercy. This hope was brought back to the people because Nehemiah did what was right. He stood up in the silence and told the King what was bothering him. He went to the trouble to come out to Jerusalem and start rebuilding. He endured the false accusations of the nearby peoples…



Declaring the Joy of the Lord is their strength put everything back on God. It was a way for Nehemiah to say “Hey! Relax. God has things in control, while it may not look good now, God will straighten it out.”

I hope God tells you the same today no matter what you may face.

God bless,
Eskimo
 
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