Here’s some
recorded history of the Jewish people. Jerusalem was conquered and destroyed by
Babylonian in 586 BC and Nehemiah who was in exile in Susa is called back to Jerusalem
to rebuild the city wall. Nehemiah is named governor of Judah. It took a lot of
people and resources to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem and the people
mentioned by Nehemiah in this passage were reliable, dependable people in whom
he could place his trust to take care of the Jews who were working to reestablish
a strong wall around the city. To be found worthy of such efforts at a time
when Jerusalem was in shambles and continued to be attacked is noteworthy
enough for these men to be remembered in history. Will your name be remembered
for centuries? Consider how many of your ancestors you know. Unless you are
into genealogy you probably only know the names of those back two or three
generations. How dependable were those folks? Have your ancestors been good
examples to you?
Training Tip – As a family activity make a family tree of those
ancestors that you know and list not only their birth and death dates but also
their characteristics. Were they men and women of God? Were they dependable?
How about kind, good, true, gentle, patient, faithful or loving? What characteristics
will you list for yourself and your children?
Lord Jesus, help us to be known for good
characteristics as seen in the fruit of the Spirit…love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things
there is no law. (Galatians 5:22-23) By these traits may we be recognized as
dependable.
All
scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise
noted.
© 2013 by Mickey
M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
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