Post by Dorothyl on Mar 12, 2008 9:10:17 GMT -5
Nehemiah chapter 1.
In this chapter, Nehemiah receives news about the exiles that God brought out from Babylon, and how bad their condition was. Nehemiah immediately began to pray on their behalf, reminding God about His covenant with Abraham. God's Words to Abraham: "If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations, but if you return to me and obey my commands, then even if your exiled people are at the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for my name."
REVELATION/UNDERSTANDING:
We know that God is a master at chastening, allowing all hell to break loose in our lives when we go against His commands. Let's observe the other part about what we will receive from God when we walk upright and follow His commands. We KNOW God will give us correction, lets see how much He will bless us.
What if we had a change of heart and decided that we wanted to live sinless lives?
What would God do for us?
What if we put our effort and energy into doing the right things ALL the time, rather than thinking 'God will forgive me if I indulge a little bit?'
What if we took pride in the other part of the covenant God made as opposed to the alternative that will bring about chastening?
Conclusion
This walk is one day at a time. None of us are perfect, nor will we be perfect, but I believe that if we walk one day at a time, we will begin to form habits that are pleasing to God.
Kingdom Moment
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~D~