Nehemiah 9:1-3, 32-38, 10:28-32, 39b
Neglect:
1. Fail
to take care of someone. To fail to take care of someone when you are
responsible for them
1b. Fail
to take care of a place. To fail to take care of a place, for example a house
or garden
“We will not neglect the house of our God.”
Nehemiah 10:39b
Fail is not a word or feeling any of us like, particularly
when it refers to our own actions…… or lack of. Why then do we so often neglect
our responsibilities as Christ followers to do what our God asks of us? Do we
use the excuse that we are human, or place blame on others due to their lack of
Christian behavior or a personality conflict? Perhaps because we know our Lord
will forgive us, we get somewhat sloppy in our approach to life and then
confess, reconcile, focus for a while, and eventually fall back again only to
start the process over? How exhausting!
We beat ourselves and each other up when we forget how to
focus our lives on God just as when the “chosen people” turned away from Him.
There was sin, conflict and unrest.
Though our God is a righteous and forgiving God, we know
that He will be more than delighted if we remain in his will rather than fading
in and out. Why then do we do that? Well it’s hard!
Maintaining relationships is very challenging, yet our God
is a relational God, and we are here to serve one another. Within marriages,
families, communities, and far beyond, “to the ends of the earth” actually, we
are given the responsibility to spread the Word and Love of our Savior. Let’s
not fail to keep Him in the middle of all our relationships. Trust God with your heart and “He Will Restore.”
Listen to: He Will Restore by Chris August
Read/Listen to: Nehemiah 9:1-3
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