Revival
Nehemiah 9:1-8
In the book of Nehemiah, the titular character
come back to rebuild the wall and, with God's help, he and the Israelites living
there rebuild the wall in 52 days.
In chapter 8, the people listen to the word of
God and celebrate the festival of booths. In chapter 9, we read that the people
after hearing the word and experiencing God's grace, the people confess their sins
and repent.
Nehemiah 9:1-2 ESV
[1] Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month
the people of Israel were assembled with fasting and in sackcloth, and with earth
on their heads. [2] And the Israelites separated themselves from all foreigners
and stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.
We also read that the Israelites separate themselves
from the foreigners. This separation required action and had consequences on their
lives.
Nehemiah 9:3 ESV
[3] And they stood up in their place and read
from the Book of the Law of the Lord their God for a quarter of the day; for another
quarter of it they made confession and worshiped the Lord their God.
True repentance involves action as we see in verses
1 and 2. Another aspect of true repentance
also involves is immersing yourself in God. This involves reading and hearing God's
word as well as praising Him. We live a life or worship.
Romans 12:1-2 ESV
[1] I appeal
to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living
sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. [2] Do not
be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that
by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable
and perfect.
We also need to make a conscious choice to live
a life of living sacrifice
True revival also leads to a life of gratitude.
We do not just give thanks for success for or answered prayers but an understanding
of who God is and what God has done for us. God alone is sufficient regardless of
our circumstances.
Nehemiah 9:6-7 ESV
[6] “You
are the Lord, you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their
host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; and you
preserve all of them; and the host of heaven worships you. [7] You are the Lord,
the God who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him
the name Abraham.
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