Notice on a slight format change:

Except for July 2012, these are mostly a collection of current devotional notes.

July 2012 is a re-write of old quiet times. My second child was born Nov 11, 1987 with multiple birth defects. I've been re-reading my QT notes from that time in my life, and have included them here. They cover the time before the birth and the few years immediately after the birth. They are tagged "historical." I added new insights and labeled them: ((TODAY, dd mmm yy)).

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

QT 9/18/2024 Neh 1:4-6, 11, Standing for truth

Nehemiah 1:4–6, 11 (ESV) —

4 As soon as I heard these words I sat down and wept and mourned for days, and I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven. 5 And I said, “O Lord God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, 6 let your ear be attentive and your eyes open, to hear the prayer of your servant that I now pray before you day and night for the people of Israel your servants, confessing the sins of the people of Israel, which we have sinned against you. Even I and my father’s house have sinned. …. 11 O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight to fear your name, and give success to your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.”

Now I was cupbearer to the king.

 

NOTE: It hurts to see your country suffering and falling apart. On one side, you recognize that it was deserving. We failed, we rebelled, we served and are serving the gods of steel, plastic, and wood. God's commands, even at the most basic level, have been placed aside. We think we are so much wiser. We have become our own gods, deciding what is good and evil. We have decided that God's rules are evil. We have decided there is no God, life is random, and we are the product of random chance and evolutionary processes (despite the statistical impossibility of such processes). And so, we deserve destruction. It is happening now.

 

If there be any chance for reprieve, I ask for it now. I pray for a spiritual revival to take place once again. I pray for holiness, righteousness, and godliness to reign once again. I pray for you to show mercy to us, if it be your will.

 

PONDER:

  1. Do I live for self or do I live for God? How can I tell?
  2. Do I stand up for truth (in gentleness) or do I just ignore it?

 

PRAYER: Father, give us wisdom to gently confront the evil around us. The Lord's servant must always represent Jesus' character to our neighbors. Jesus stood up against evil, but he did it in a kind way. His harshness he reserved for the religious hypocrites of his day.

 

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