Nehemiah 10:1-27 – Quite a few familiar names in this list of people who sealed the covenant: Nehemiah, Jeremiah, Obadiah, Daniel, Hezekiah – Are all of these the folks we are familiar with?
\nNehemiah 10:28-39 – A re-commitment to the covenant tha God made with Israel, to return to the ways He commanded of them.
\nIt’s no different today than it was then. We too easily forget what we have committed to with our God and fall into the same ways the world operates under. And just like with Israel, it’s not that we don’t know what to do but more that we forget what God has already done. They forgot the rescue from Egypt and the blessings of the promised land, we forget the cross and the grace of Jesus.
\nWhen we forget the gospel, we act just like Israel did – blending in with the nations around us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"