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INTRODUCTION:
Who is truly on the Lords side?
That phrase is a memorable phrase in our Bibles.
It comes from after Israel worshipped the Golden calf.
It comes from after Israel worshipped the Golden calf.
It may sound familiar to us because it is the title and first line of a song in our hymn books.
#392 Who is on the Lord’s Side.
Who is on the Lord’s side?
Who will serve the King?
Who will be His helpers, other lives to bring?
Who will leave the world’s side?
Who will face the foe?
Who is on the Lord’s side?
Who for Him will go?
By Thy call of mercy, by Thy grace divine,
We are on the Lord’s side—Savior, we are Thine!
In other words - who is God’s faithful servants.
The answer to that question might surprise you!
We might not expect
We might expect the faithful to be oozing with Enthusiasm about God - but enthusiasm doesn’t equal faithfulness.
ILLUSTRATION:
I remember watching a young man come to church.
He was pumped and full of energy about the Gospel.
Excitement oosed from him.
And that is always a joy to watch.
But I also watched that young man, get interested in a girl and walk away from His faith.
Whether he was a believer or not I do not know, But I know his actual faith in God did not match his enthusiasm for the Gospel.
His enthusiasm was not a true sign of his faith in Christ.
Another person,
We might expect to be faithful is someone who is doing great things for God - but again that might not be the case.
I watched a lady who was doing great work in the Children’s ministry,
always witnessing and bringing people to church,
and always there when the doors open.
And that sounds like someone who is commendable.
Except I also watched that lady latter slowly abandon the work she was doing,
- growing more and more apathetic and bitter as the days go by.
- Slowly missing more and more church.
CAVEAT:
Now, if you are a skeptic here, be careful,
because I can also point to you to many Christians who are enthusiastic and servants in the church - and remain so for a lifetime.
So realize using bad examples of supposed Christians does not demonstrate the Gospel is false.
and in fact, It is illogical to say so.
What I am saying -
Is that present enthusiasm and good works does not necessarily mean we will always be faithful.
I can be oozing with Joy about the Gospel,
and I can be doing all kinds of things for Jesus.
But Good works and enthusiasm now; doesn’t necessarily equal a lifetime of faithfulness.
We should be careful if we think we have it all together.
The book of Nehemiah is a great example that Joy and Good works does not mean we are truly on the Lord’s side.
Who is on the Lord’s side?
Who will serve the King?
Who will be His helpers, other lives to bring?
Who will leave the world’s side?
Who will face the foe?
Who is on the Lord’s side?
Who for Him will go?
By Thy call of mercy, by Thy grace divine,
We are on the Lord’s side—Savior, we are Thine!
So I warn us,
PROP: We ought to Source our Faithfulness in the Gospel alone.
TRANS: And the book of Nehemiah gives us a great example of false and temporary faithfulness.
*********************Lets PRAY********************
As we begin here, I would like to recount the events in chapters 8-12.
I now we haven’t covered yet, but I will briefly as work through chapters 8-12.
So first, Nehemiah records -
I now we haven’t covered yet, but I will briefly
but
But I hope to only brief discuss them because they concern primarily logistical work and reforms.
1) The Appearance of Faithful Revival.
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The Appearance of Faithful Revival ()
And the key word is “appearance”.
- It appears like a revival.
- They truly are trying to recommit themselves as a nation to the Covenant.
They have an appearance of faithfulness.
They seem to be on the Lord’s side.
Considered the Good works that preceded Chapter 10.
- Beginning to Regularly Read the Law.
- About the Returning to Practice the Appointed Feasts.
- Extended Public Prayer and Promise to Keep the Law.
If we continue, may I summarize and 12,
as also a diligent keeping of the Law.
I now we haven’t covered yet, but I will briefly as work through chapters 8-12.
CAVEAT:
I now we haven’t covered in depth, but I will only briefly summarize it hear.
All Scripture is worthy of reading, but I think 11-12 is best understood in the broader context of the book.
There are some fascinating history in those chapters, but they all are preparing us for the irony of Chapter 13.
I want you see and understand the drama and climax of Nehemiah.
- The Planned Re-Population of Judah and Jerusalem.
This section describes them taking lots to determine who would live in Jerusalem and who wouldn’t.
- Understand, Living in Jerusalem meant living as the major target of Israel’s enemies
- and it meant living in a place of heavy poverty.
- It was far more comfortable and profitable to live outside the City then inside the city.
A sad reflection of what sin cost Israel.
- The Appointing Levities and Priests to the Temple.
There are showing great diligence and sacrifice to restore worship of the LORD (Yahweh).
- Describes Their Dedication of the Wall.
The dedication of the wall seems odd here because we stopped talking about the wall building in .
But it fits well if we consider that is primarily focused on the Reforms of Israel.
Nehemiah created a fitting conclusion by delaying his record of the Wall dedication until now.
The ceremony describes a dual procession of thanksgiving, praise, and great sacrifices.
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