Title: How to Receive Continuous Blessings?
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After the rebuilding of the wall, the people of Israel fell into a peaceful life. started to degenerate. Is there anyone among you who used to live a fervent religious life and is now sitting here with a cold heart? You used to live as a fireball prayer, but now you only have a piece of charcoal left, isn't it? How does Nehemiah rebuild the faith of the people of Israel that have now become corrupted?
1. Drive Tobiah out of the heart.
Eliashib, the high priest who had to keep the temple clean while Nehemiah was away, took Tobiah to stay in the temple for personal reasons, and as the person in charge of the temple administration, he had an affair with the enemy (4), married (28), formed a friendship (7). ) and colluded with the world. The temple, which should be governed by the word of God, is to have Tobiah rule,
2, to live a life separated from material life.
All the Levites and choir members serving in the temple left Jerusalem and returned to their hometowns (10). Why? It's for a living. So Nehemiah called the Levites and choir members to the temple to perform their duties. The people brought the tithe and put it in the storehouse of the temple, and they appointed five men to manage it, faithful, honest, and recognized people to manage it.
3. Make time management a priority in the time of worship.
While Nehemiah was in Persia, the Israelites were buying and selling on the Sabbath. At this point, Nehemiah calls the leaders and rebukes them. And they were not allowed to open the gates at all, so that nothing could enter on the Sabbath. On Sunday, we must be renewed spiritually and receive the power to recover physically and mentally. So, a blessed life must continue.
In order for us to enjoy lasting blessings, we must now use the Word as our standard of life and get rid of old habits and hobbies that keep us from getting closer to God. We must not make material king our king, but we must live a life of making Jehovah our shepherd. So we must be led by the Lord to green pastures by the waters where they can rest. Let's make a time schedule that places the highest priority on worship time among all times, listen to God's voice through worship, be moved by the Holy Spirit, and be led by the Holy Spirit.