Lord, we think about ourselves, about the way we have lived. We are
ashamed of ourselves. There is nothing about us that makes us worthy of
coming into Your holy presence – and yet, in Your amazing grace, Your
undeserved mercy and Your wonderful love, You are always reaching out to
us and calling us to make a new beginning with You. Help us, Lord, to
begin again with You. May our past be forgiven by You. May we face the
future with the renewed confidence which comes from trusting in Your
great love.
“At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem”, the keynote of the service was joyful thanksgiving. They gathered together “to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving” (Nehemiah 12:27). “On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy” (Nehemiah 12:43). They sang “songs of praise and thanksgiving to God” (Nehemiah 12:46). This joyful thanksgiving is only a foretaste of the greater joy and thanksgiving of heaven: “There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away” (Revelation 21:4). In the city of God, “the glory of God” will be shining with everlasting brightness (Revelation 21:23). The Church of God will be “prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband” (Revelation 21:2). The beautiful picture of the godly wife in Proverbs 31 gives us an outline of what God is seeking to do in His people. It is summarized in Proverbs 31:30: “A woman who fears the Lord is to be ...
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