Scripture: Nehemiah 10:29-30
are
joining with their kinsmen, their nobles, and are taking on themselves a curse
and an oath to walk in God's law, which was given through Moses, God's servant,
and to keep and to observe all the commandments of GOD our Lord, and His
ordinances and His statutes; and that we will not give our daughters
to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons.
Insights: Today’s
verses reveal two of the four declarations the people signed in regards to
their walk with God. Verse twenty-nine
gives us the first which was the people gave a general promise to obey all that
God had declared. The beauty of being a
born again Christ-follower is that we have the Holy Spirit living within us and
because of His presence we are capable of walking in obedience to the
Lord. If we were left to our own devices
we would walk in continual rebellion against the Lord. Praise the Lord that we are new creations
which are holy and dearly loved by God.
Verse thirty gives us the second declaration which was the people
specifically stated they were going to obey God in their homes. They were not going to just let their
daughters and sons marry into the pagan countries as they had been permitting
in the past. They were going to have
their homes distinct. How many times had
I used the old argument to my parents, “…but so and so is getting to
____________ (fill in the blank—go to that movie, go to that party, purchase
that game, etc.)?” And how many times
did my parents say something along the lines of, “…but so and so doesn’t live
here.” The point being in this house we
are going to honor the Lord and obey Him and it does not matter what every other
house is doing. Joshua’s words come to
mind at this point, “… as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord
(Joshua 24:15).” Chuck Swindoll wrote, “When
morals of a nation are under stress, the home is the first to suffer.” And Billy Graham stated, “The immutable law
of sowing and reaping has held sway. We are now the hapless possessors of moral
depravity and we seek in vain for a cure. The tares of indulgence have
overgrown the wheat of moral restraint. Our homes have suffered when the morals
of society are upset. The family is the
first to suffer. The home is the basic unit of society and a nation is only as
strong as her homes.” Beloved, honor God
in your homes.
Questions:
- Are you obeying God in His general commands?
- Does your home reflect specifically that you and your
family belong to the Lord?
Prayer: Father, I so
desire to have my life be characterized as one of obedience, obedient to You in
my home and in the general commands of Your Word. May my obedience bring You glory. Amen.
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