Don’t let the long, long, long, long, LONG list of names scare you off from reading Nehemiah 7! There’s still much to glean here. Let’s refresh: Nehemiah has just finished the wall. This is a HUGE victory. But you can’t just build a wall and then be done; walls require guarding and maintenance. We all …
It is wild how much what I’m reading in Nehemiah is aligning with all the lessons God has been teaching me over the past year. I told my mom today that last year felt like a coming of age novel, where I turned in the ideas that had gotten me to where I was . …
Today, let’s go over Nehemiah 5. This chapter was so relatable! It starts out with the people deep in worry about many things. Their problems included: Our modern-day problems may not seem as important, but I’ve realized that anything that causes us to worry or fear is important enough for us to act, because it …
1.You must be righteous before him (1:8). 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. God’s servants must be willing. A proud heart cannot be used by God; He needs us to be soft, …
I’ve been learning a LOT about the feminine cycle over the past four years, and can I say…I just LOVE science! Sometimes I think I’m not made to understand science (the whole “you’re an artist so you can’t be math or science smart” lie), but I so appreciate learning about the world around us because …
At first glance, Nehemiah is reminiscent of a genealogy that drags on for too long. But every part of the Bible is inspired, even long lists of things that seem monotonous. Take your time reading over these portions of the Bible, and cover them with prayer; God’s word never returns void. In Nehemiah 3, the …
The other day, I was meditating on the words of Isaiah 58 and the idea of a scorched place really hit me. You know when you’re in a scorched place. It’s the aftermath of a trial, when the sound of the wildfire has died down and now all that’s left is ashes. Take a look …
God is still working in the midst of us. We must be careful, toeing the line between fanaticism and humble recognition of God’s working in our lives. But when I was 16, I was so amazed by what God was doing in my life that I started a “Miracle Journal.” While He didn’t part the …
I read the Christmas story a couple times over the past week (both from Matthew and Luke), and it’s so cool because every year something new pops out to me. This year, it occurred to me how cool it is that God wants us to find Him. Here’s what I mean. I saw a quote …
A lot of times, ideas come to me in full-color in my head. A couple months ago, I saw myself sitting at my local coffee shop, reading a newspaper…but the contents were actually a devotional breaking down a bigger concept (like the fruit of the Spirit, armor of God, or Beatitudes). The style was that …
