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*Utawala Baptist Church*
*/Amazing Grace!/*
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*Scripture Reading: Nehemiah 9:6*
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Jehovah God is the main subject of this chapter—who He is, what He does for His people, and what His people must do for Him.
This prayer reviews the history of Israel and reveals both the majesty of God and the depravity of man.
Israel responded to God’s
“great kindness” (*Neh.
9:17*),
“great mercy” (*v.
31*),
and “great goodness” (*vv.
25, 35*)
*with “great provocations” that resulted in “great distress” (v.
37).*
Three of Israel’s great “national prayers” are recorded in *Ezra 9, Nehemiah 9, and Daniel 9. *
*Behind these prayers is the promise of 2 Chronicles 7:*14
Dr.
Arthur T. Pierson said, */“History is His story”/*; and this chapter bears that out.
” The church today can learn much from the experiences of Israel, if we are willing to humble ourselves and receive the truth.
As you read this prayer, notice that it reveals
*the greatness of God (Neh.
9:1–6), *
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*the goodness of God (vv.
7–30), *
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*and the grace of God (vv.
31–38).*
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The greatness of God (Neh.
9:1–6)*
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The Feast of Tabernacles had ended, but the people lingered to hear more of the Word of God.
Feasting had turned to fasting as the Word brought conviction and people started confessing their sins.
In most churches to day, a six-hour service—three hours of preaching and three hours of praying—would probably result in some requests for resignations.
But to the Jewish people in that day, it was the beginning of a new life for them and their city.
We sing, “Take Time to Be Holy,” but we aren’t willing to pay the price to do it.
*God’s greatness is seen in the fact that /He receives our worship (vv.
1–5)./
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*True worship involves many elements: *
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*hearing the Scriptures, *
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*praising God, *
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*praying, confessing sin, *
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*and separating ourselves from that which displeases God.
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*NOT JUST ON SUNDAYS!*
Each of these elements is recorded in this paragraph.
Worship involves the Word of God, for the Word of God reveals the God of the Word.
*“The essence of idolatry is the entertainment of thoughts about God that are unworthy of Him” *
*A.W. Tozer *
*The better we know the Scriptures and respond to them, the better we will know God and become like Him. *
Israel was chosen by God to receive His Law (*v.
13*) and to know His will.
Any worship service that ignores the Scriptures will not receive the blessing of God.
*In the Scriptures, God speaks to us; and in prayer and praise, we speak to Him.*
“Stand up and bless the Lord your God!” (*v.
5*) is a command every true believer wants to obey.
God’s name is to be exalted above every name (*Phil.
2:9–11*),
and we should honor it as we praise Him.
The people also took time to confess their sins (*vv.
2–3*) and seek the Lord’s forgiveness.
*Whenever you see sin or failure in your life, immediately look by faith to Christ *
*and seek His forgiveness; /and keep on looking to Him./ *
Focus on His perfections, not your own imperfections.
Finally, the people separated themselves from the world as they drew near to the Lord (*Neh.
9:2; Ezra 6:21*).
*Separation without devotion to the Lord becomes isolation, *
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*but devotion without separation is hypocrisy (see 2 Cor.
6:14–15).*
The nation of Israel was chosen by God to be a special people, separated from the pagan nations around them.
*“You are to be holy to Me because I, the Lord, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own” (Lev.
20:26, NIV).
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*The Apostle Peter applied those words to Christian believers in the church today (1 Peter 1:15).*
*God’s greatness is also seen in the fact that /He is God alone (Neh.
9:6a)./
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*Jews still recite “The Shema” (Duet6:4–6) as their declaration of faith in the one and only true God.*
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*4** “Hear, O Israel: ****The Lord our God, the Lord is one.****
5 You ****shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
6 And ****these words that I command you today shall be on your heart.
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*One of Israel’s ministries to the world was to bear witness to Jehovah, the true and living God*.
Their Gentile neighbors were surprised that the Jews had no idols (*Ps.
115*).
Mama Jeremy
When Israel turned to idols, as they often did, God disciplined them.
*A third evidence of God’s greatness is the fact that /He created the universe (Neh.
9:6b)./
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*“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (Gen.
1:1) is a statement that can be applied only to Jehovah, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
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To know that our Father in heaven is the Creator of all things is a great source of strength and peace.
Idolatry means worshiping and serving the creature and the creation rather than the
Creator (*Rom.
1:25*).
“Thus does the world forget You, its Creator,” wrote Augustine, “and falls in love with what You have created instead of with You.”
God’s greatness is seen in the fact of /His providential care for His creation (*Neh.
9:6c*)./
*He did not simply make everything and then abandon it to its own course.
He is involved in the affairs of His creation: *
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*Deist’s view!!*
*He sees when a sparrow falls (Matt.
10:29), *
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*and He hears when a raven cries out for food (Ps.
147:9).
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*He has the stars all counted and named (v.
4), *
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*and He has even numbered the hairs on your head (Luke 12:7).
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*“You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing” (Ps.
145:16).*
*Finally, God’s greatness is seen in the fact that /the hosts of heaven worship/ /Him (Neh.
9:6d)./
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*You and I can’t duplicate the mighty works of the angels, but we can imitate their devotion to the Lord as they worship before His throne.
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*/And we have more cause to praise Him than they do!/**/ /*
We have been saved by the grace of God and shall one day be like the Lord Jesus Christ.
*We are not just servants; we are /children/ of God (1 John 3:1–3) and will dwell with Him forever!*
*In our worship, it’s wise to **begin with the greatness of God.**
If we focus too much on what He gives or what we want Him to do, **we may find our hearts becoming selfish.
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*Sincere worship honors God in spite of circumstances or feelings or desires.*
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*2.
The goodness of God (Neh.
9:7–30)*
*This prayer rehearses the history of Israel, revealing God’s goodness to His people and their repeated failure to appreciate His gifts and obey His will.
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The word “give” is used in one way or another at least sixteen times in this chapter.
Our God is indeed the “*giving God*,” who delights in meeting the needs of His people (*1 Tim.
6:17*).
*God gave Israel a land (Neh.
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