Pastor Bell's Words To Live By

Whatever you are appointed to do, you should do it with all your heart. Nehemiah took time and effort to ensure that all the bases were covered. After finishing the work he re-established the priests and the signers and assigned them to offer praises up to God on a regular basis. For him as it should be for us, repentance, contrition and confession must precede restoration.  The physical restoration is only an outward manifestation of what is going on inside. The hearts of the people was warm and joyous. So they praised and thanked God for remembering them in spite of their short-comings and rebellion. One thing we can learn from the journey that Nehemiah went on is that there is a divine order and when it is followed, God shows up powerfully. If He did it for Nehemiah and his colleagues, he can do it for us today.

Pray with me; Dear Heavenly Father, I have not done what you called me to do, but from today I ask for your forgiveness and for your mercy. And I pledge that I will try my best to read your words on a regular basis, talk to you in prayer and praise you even though I have not received the victory as yet. Father God, hear my heart-felt prayer as I come to you covered with the blood of Jesus and therefore righteous, in the mighty name of Jesus and by the power of the Holy Spirit, amen.  Read Nehemiah 12:44-47.