To me, at least, there seems to be a lack of standards these days--and a lack of accountability. The idea of God's holiness and otherness, and of God's rule and sovereignty, seems to be sadly lacking in much of public life. And sad to say, sometimes this spills over to the church itself. So, the deliberate actions, the reforms, of Nehemiah are a bracing reminder of how perhaps things 'should' be. That, basically, is what today's meditation is about. I hope you enjoy it.

This meditation touches on something that I think that we need to be continually aware of, namely that God, that Jesus, is truly touched by our sorrows and our infirmities. We need to know that He truly does understand, from going through it Himself and that He truly does care.

Do we share God's sense of urgency in our own lives?

What we depend on in our lives, our wealth and works on the one hand, or on God, on the other?

our gifts from God, and how we should use them