This morning, I began looking at the book of Nehemiah for my morning devotions. It wasn't long until I was struck by a powerful verse. It comes from Nehemiah 1:4. "When I heard these words I sat down and wept, and mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven."
Nehemiah was weeping because the survivors that remained in Jerusalem were in great peril. They had endured so much but now it seemed as if they would be destroyed.
As I think about Nehemiah's heart; it reminds me of how our heart must be in regards to people that are in great peril.
I think about the people in Darfur -- a day can hardly go by without some news source mentioning the pain they have been enduring. Are we weeping and pleading to God? Are we praying; but still unwilling to help?
One of the greatest downfalls of the church today is our unwillingness to take our faith the next step. We become too consumed with our own lives that we fail to recognize the plight of others. Only when we become serious about this will God bless our lives.
Just my thoughts for the morning!
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