Nehemiah 10: 28 “The rest of the people—priests, Levites, gatekeepers,
musicians, temple servants and all who separated themselves from the
neighboring peoples for the sake of the Law of God, together
with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand—
29 all these now join their fellow Israelites the nobles, and bind
themselves with a curse and an oath to follow the Law of God
given through Moses the servant of God and to obey carefully all the commands,
regulations and decrees of the Lord our Lord.
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Keeping promises to GOD is one thing but to add a curse on
top of the promise seems extreme. I mean aren’t GOD’s laws meant to be broken
and HIS job is to swoop in, forgive me just in time and for me to get my way in
spite of my sins?
Nehemiah and the tiny remnant of what used to be a thriving
kingdom, took a vow to follow GOD and they added a curse on top of it. My guess
is that a curse would fall on the person who does not follow what GOD says.
- By adding the curse, the people stated they fully understood the promise they were entering.
- By adding the curse, the people stated they were going to seriously follow GOD.
- By adding the curse, the people agreed not to blame GOD for their failure to follow HIM.
This act removed the safety net which is sometimes
difficult. GOD’s grace is truly sufficient and HE has removed all of my sins.
The battle comes in when I take sin too lightly. GOD knows how damaging sin is
and desires for me to follow HIM, believe in HIM and trust HIM.
- Are you taking a mediocre approach to GOD?
- Do you find yourself in a rut with GOD, doing the same things from week to week?
- Is your faith, “faith” or is it habit?
- Can you radically follow GOD without harming others rather growing them?
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