Telling It Like It Is
Nehemiah 9: 1-37
Religion at its worse is to stand in the presence of a holy God and tell him what good people we have been. This is a very dangerous place for anyone to stand because only God is holy and good. The Israelites realized this only after they had suffered many humiliations.
The theme of the prayer in this chapter is God’s faithfulness to his word and to his people, even when his people have not been faithful to him. In our lives, confession of our sins often follows a time of difficulty—a time when we realize the seriousness of our sins. We should keep a hold on the reality that we are sinners, but God loves us enough to send his beloved Son to die for our sins.
