Monday, August 7, 2017

Nehemiah 3 and Psalm 87 seem hand in glove to teach the children the unity of the People of God!

Nehemiah 3 seems to me the picture of the little dutchboy's finger multiplied by the number of people to stay the hand of God's judgment on His people and to restore the former glory.

In Nehemiah, the wall was already broken down and the floods of pagan culture had enveloped them and all but destroyed their way of life. Nehemiah's prayer was followed by the people working as a single hand and arm to the work of restoration. They were all sticking a finger in the dyke of division between themselves and their godless world.

They had been taken over and had been separated from their God{so to speak} with the intention that they become amalgamated. That was man's plan and the devil's plan, but God had not forsaken them. God was more committed to the covenant of His than they were or than providences could break. Their united tie to their God was not able to be snatched from them, much less their commitment to each-other's well being beautifully expressed in Psalm 87. Halleluia, that is a God-wrought bond.Let us rejoice in the faithfulness of God to His people then and much more to the Church that He has purchased with His own blood!

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