“Remember me with favor, O my God.”
Nehemiah 13:31b
It turns out that the book of Nehemiah is not just history, nor merely a journal of this great servant of the Lord. Rather, it is a prayer. As with Nehemiah’s whole heart, this story was laid open like a book before his God. And at the end of the book—this prayer—Nehemiah calls upon the Lord—his Lord—to bestow goodness and mercy to follow him all the days of his life.
And how would God not bless Nehemiah richly? He is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. This is the covenant-keeping God. Nehemiah was not the savior that God’s people were waiting for, but he pointed forward to Him, believed in Him, and followed by faith.
Friend, does your life feel like the rubble of Jerusalem? Know that the Lord is rebuilding you into something glorious—a fitting monument to the glory of His name. He is remaking you in the image of His Son, Jesus, by the power of His Holy Spirit (see Colossians 3:10 and Ephesians 4:24).
Who loves messy people? The God of your salvation. Who cleans messy people? The God who is carrying you home.
And how would God not bless Nehemiah richly? He is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. This is the covenant-keeping God. Nehemiah was not the savior that God’s people were waiting for, but he pointed forward to Him, believed in Him, and followed by faith.
Friend, does your life feel like the rubble of Jerusalem? Know that the Lord is rebuilding you into something glorious—a fitting monument to the glory of His name. He is remaking you in the image of His Son, Jesus, by the power of His Holy Spirit (see Colossians 3:10 and Ephesians 4:24).
Who loves messy people? The God of your salvation. Who cleans messy people? The God who is carrying you home.
Scripture Focus
Nehemiah 13:31
Insight
Do not resign yourself to the rubble. A heavenly city awaits, and the Lord is welcoming you even now!
Bible In A Year
- 1 Kings 2-3
- Psalm 150
- 2 Timothy 3-4