The Problem of Permissiveness

Today in Colin’s last sermon in his series in Nehemiah Colin concludes exposing the continued back sliding of the Jews in Jerusalem in Ch. 13 which Mike reads for us. How Nehemiah has to get tough and hard hitting with them in setting the Lords house in order again and then finishing with four prays for them and himself. All that Nehemiah and Jews have gone through, the destruction of their city, the removal of the people to distant places, the good servant, a king’s grace to allow Nehemiah to return home, the rebuilding of the walls, reunifying the people in a common goal, a city rebuilt, the return to a distant land to continued service to a King and finally returning to Jerusalem to find once again God forsaken the Temple desecrated and the Jews living sinful lives. A powerful description of life over two thousand years ago but how similar to the days we live in now!