The indwelling Holy Spirit. The complete Bible published in so many different translations and paraphrases it makes your head spin. Solid, Biblical teaching heard in churches, on radio programs and some TV shows. Thousands of books telling us how to live the Christian life, how to get closer to God, how to be more like Jesus, etc. Christian magazines. All of these things the Christian of today has at his or her disposal but as we study the life of Nehemiah and his relationship to God, are we any closer to God or more spiritual than he was?
Nehemiah had little to go on in his faith walk compared to what we have but from the beginning of the book of Nehemiah we can tell that he has a depth of understanding about who God is and what He does. In chapter 1, verses 8and 9 Nehemiah even quotes Scripture back to God in his prayer, something that has been popularized in a current series of books today!
Yes, we have a lot to learn from Nehemiah. Studying his life, his work and most of all, his relationship with God should inspire us in our spiritual walk.
Contributed by Lucy Kolean
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