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Nehemiah 8:1-3 Attentive from early morning to midday - Day 18

 Good morning friends,

I have benefitted greatly over the last 35 years from the Westminster Confession of Faith.  So I encourage you to either check it out on line or get a hard copy.  Also recommend Robert Shaw's An Exposition of the Confession of Faith.  The first chapter is "Of the Holy Scriptures".  This is the foundation of our faith.  Without this special revelation, we cannot come to a knowledge of God and of saving faith in Christ.  

Today's passage is an Old Testament example of this truth.  Moral reformation without an understanding of God's self revelation is hopeless.

Blessings,

Jeff

Revival linked to proclamation of the word. The desire to hear the word and the messenger who could read it are works of God. The needs of the people were aligned with what God was supplying. The word was seen as relevant to their lives. An appealing innovation was not what they needed or wanted.  Attentive to the Book of the Law and nothing else. 

Thanksgiving - stripping away the things that appeal to personal preference during the virus.   Moving us toward "ears that are attentive". 

Confess  - divided hearts. We don't "gather together as one man".   We come with our own agendas. Wondering how  God might fix my problems. 

Prayer

Our Father -  the unity of believers. While You are God to each individual, You are also the One who unites all believers of all places and times. Part of uniting all things in heaven and on earth in You. 

Hallowed - rekindle desire to honor Your Name.  Make us into a body that embraces this calling.

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