Re:Verse passage – Nehemiah 1:1–3, 11 (day six)
11 So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him. Matthew 7:11
Most of the Jewish exiles chose to remain in Babylon. Nehemiah was one of them. Born in exile, he held a prominent position in the Persian court and likely belonged to a well-established community. Yet Nehemiah 1:1-3 shows that his heart remained connected to Jerusalem and to the people who had returned. When news came of Jerusalem’s continued ruin, Nehemiah grieved deeply. And without hesitation, he turned to God in prayer.
Nehemiah cared. He longed for renewal.
But pause for a moment: if Nehemiah, a faithful yet sinful man, could care that deeply, how much more does God?
God’s longing for renewal is infinitely greater than Nehemiah’s. His desire isn’t reactive; it’s redemptive. It flows from His eternal purpose to restore all things. While Nehemiah’s reforms, noble as they were, would ultimately fall short, God’s restoration does not. His work is lasting, complete, and fulfilled in Jesus.
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