Re:Verse passage – Nehemiah 5:6-13 (day three)
“Please, let us leave off this usury.”
Philosopher Dallas Willard said, “Business is God’s way of taking care of people, so when someone says, ‘It’s just business,’ watch out! They’re getting ready to hurt you.” Nehemiah understood this. In fact, his understanding expanded beyond business to include the concept of city. He rightly discerned that the purpose of a city is to help people live face to face with one another and take care of one another. That’s a far cry from how people often view the city today. It’s not uncommon to hear of people “escaping” the city, getting out of the “rat race,” and holing up in solitary rural enclaves. Maybe that’s you. It makes sense. Who wants to live where people cannibalize each other? Nehemiah displays the nurturing care that all people need, and it starts with the city.
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