Devotional Thought from the Director:
Nehemiah 9 (Part 3) Does God Desire Respect
Did you happen to look in the mirror this morning? Staring into our own face early in the morning can be something of a traumatic experience. The reflection that I encounter is not always encouraging but it does bring me face to face with reality. History is like a mirror that shows up all of our imperfections. Perhaps, that is why many avoid the study of the past and ignore the importance of an understanding of history. However, everything that is revealed is not discouraging. The strengths of the past are reinforced and the important foundations should be brought back into focus.
More than half of chapter nine in Nehemiah is the prayer that took place once the walls of the city were completed. It was a time of celebration and also a time of reflection. The people continued to gather daily in Jerusalem for more than three weeks. Much time was given to the public reading of the Word of God. The reading of God's Word was a like a mirror. their waywardness as a nation stared them in the face. The had failed God in so many ways.
For a World in Need of Christ Robert F. Kurtz
Executive Director
