Healing The Land

Good Morning,

Israel had been in captivity for seventy years. As the story is told in Ezra, they began to return, rebuild, and repopulate (as is told in Nehemiah).  

While trying to turn the people toward right, Nehemiah lead the people into a covenant with God; a covenant for those who would separate from the people of the land;

Nehemiah 10:28 “...all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God…"

They pledged to keep their children separate from the people of the land.

vs. 30 .”..And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons…"

For the next nine verses, they also committed to the financial support of the ministry and the preachers.

Lastly, they promised not to forsake the house of God, or in our terms, the church.  

vs. 39 "...and we will not forsake the house of our God."


Countless people are passionate about electing Trump who are casual about their church.  That is not the answer – that is the trouble.

Two things were set forth for the healing of the nation: Separation and financial support of the church, these were summarized in the statement, "...and we will not forsake the house of our God." vs. 39

Our New Testament reminds us of a similar truth:  "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching."  (Hebrews 10:25)

As the New Year gets under way, may we do the things that might bring the hand of mercy on our nation.  Let us live holy and not forsake the house of our God.

Pastor