Day 3
"I confess the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father’s family, have committed against you. W e have acted very wickedly toward you. We have not obeyed the commands, decrees and laws you gave your servant Moses. Remember the instruction you gave your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations, but if you return to me and obey my commands, then even if your exiled people are at the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for my Name.’ They are your servants and your people, whom you redeemed by your great strength and your mighty hand." Nehemiah 1:6-10 Nehemiah is concerned about his people and his city, Jerusalem. After inquiring about the state of the nation and the city, he identifies with the problem and takes responsibility, not only for his own sin and the sin of his father’s house but also for the sin of the nation. Reminding God of His prom...