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Nehemiah 7:5

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Then my God put the idea into my head that I should gather the nobles, leaders, and people so that they could check their genealogy. I found the book with the genealogy of those who came back the first time. I found the following written in it:

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These people searched for their ⌞family⌟ names in the genealogical records, but their names couldn’t be found there. For this reason they were considered contaminated and couldn’t be priests.

⌞I, Ezra, said:⌟ Thanks be to the Lord God of our ancestors. He put this into the king’s mind to make the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem beautiful.

Remember me, my God. Consider everything that I have done for these people.

⌞Nehemiah prayed,⌟ “My God, remember what Tobiah and Sanballat have done. Also, remember the female prophet Noadiah and the rest of the prophets who have been trying to intimidate me.”

The city was large and wide-open. Few people were in it, and no houses were being built.

These people searched for their ⌞family⌟ names in the genealogical records, but their names couldn’t be found there. For this reason they were considered contaminated and couldn’t be priests.

The Lord gives wisdom. From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths smooth.

But God’s kindness  made me what I am, and that kindness was not wasted on me. Instead, I worked harder than all the others. It was not I who did it, but God’s kindness was with me.

By ourselves we are not qualified in any way to claim that we can do anything. Rather, God makes us qualified.

I thank God for making Titus as dedicated to you as I am.

I work hard and struggle to do this while his mighty power works in me.

My dear brothers and sisters, don’t be fooled.




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