Nehemiah 13:1
The people were back from captivity. They had rebuilt the temple. The walls were strong again, and they read
the book of Moses to remember the covenant that God had made with them. There in the book of Moses, they were
reminded of God’s goodness and love. Of
His bringing them out of Egypt and all the miracles that He wrought in the
lives of their ancestors. They were
reminded that it was the failure of the Israelites to keep God’s commandments
that brought upon them the burning of Jerusalem and the deportations to
Babylon. They chose to renew their
covenant with God through obedience, even to the putting away of foreign wives
and children from such unions. Hard? Yeah!
Tough? Oh yeah! Impossible?
Just about. But a heart bent on
obeying God can do the impossible.
In order to accomplish the impossible though, we must know
our God and remember His goodness. He
loves us and sets out His commandments for our safety and provision. He made us and He wrote the owner’s
manual. He knows best how we operate and
what will trip us up and what will make us work effectively. His rules are for our benefit. Have you strayed? Maybe you need to put away something that you
have taken hold of that is against God’s ways according to His word.
Do it! It is the only
way to reenter into a right relationship with God. He is a holy God. He loves you and His love will be enough in
your tough times of letting go. He is
faithful and true and eternal. The
heartaches of this world are only momentary light affliction compared to the weight
of glory that awaits us in the forever.
Letting go usually opens our hands up to be able to receive something
even better!
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