Nehemiah 13

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Nehemiah 13:14,  Remember me for this, my God, and do not blot out what I have so faithfully done for the house of my God and its services.

Eventually, Nehemiah has to return to serve the king of Babylon.  God had called him to Jerusalem for a season, he was obedient, and then he had to go back to his day job.  But after some time (we don’t know how long but it must have been quite awhile), Nehemiah returns to Jerusalem.  He finds that the people were not obeying the Law as they had promised to do.  There were issues with the tithes and the temple, people were not obeying the Sabbath, and there was intermarriage with the pagan people who lived around them. 

Nehemiah does his best to institute reforms once again so the people would be in alignment with God’s law.  I’m guessing this wasn’t easy.  The people had grown comfortable in their ways.  After each set of reforms, Nehemiah asks God to remember what he has done and honor it. 

Nehemiah was an honest and Godly man who simply wanted to serve God well and teach his people to do the same.  Who are the Nehemiahs among us?  Who are those men and women who seek to serve God and lovingly encourage others to do the same, even when it’s hard and even when the people don’t want to hear it? 

Let’s pray…Lord, Send us more Nehemiahs.  We need people who seek to serve you and boldly encourage others to do the same.  God, may all we do be pleasing to you.  In Your Name, Amen.