The following is an excerpt from my bible: To Nehemiah falls the task of rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. Israel, who had suffered the wages of idolatry, was now being given another opportunity to serve Jehovah God. After the Babylonian captivity, the Persian king, Cyrus, gave the Jewish people permission to return to their own land. Sadly only a few took the opportunity, but these began the task of rebuilding. They had faced opposition, discouragement, and indifference, but had begun the reconstruction of the temple and part of the city.
This is what the Spirit says to me: “The Church is in the condition of the Jerusalem walls as in the day of Nehemiah.”
Can you see it?
"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen" Matt 28:19-20
This is the only way we can build the wall and should build the wall!
Today I say a prayer of repentance for the Chruch, she is broken because she suffers the wages of idolatry. We have made the Holy things of God common, misplaced worship, obedience, preached only half truths and kept back the sacrifices of fat and praise for our own bellies. We/I Repent.
We are being given another opportunity to serve Jehovah God. So today, let us Return to God, Return to obedience and to the supremacy of the great commission, Return the best portion and sacrifice of praise to Him alone who is Worthy!
We will face opposition, discouragement and indifference, but we MUST continue the construction! And then, when in obedience… He will be with us always, even to the end of the age!
The Gospel of Charlemagne
9 years ago
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