Nehemiah 11-13: Verse of the Day

"Also men of Tyre were living there who imported fish and all kinds of merchandise, and sold them to the sons of Judah on the sabbath, even in Jerusalem. Then I reprimanded the nobles of Judah and said to them, 'What is this evil thing you are doing, by profaning the sabbath day? Did not your fathers do the same, so that our God brought on us and on this city all theis trouble?'" (Neh 13:15).

We are intended to learn from the mistakes of former generations. I forget how long these people have not been allowed to worship their God, but they had complete disregard for the Sabbath. Do you see what happens when we fail to study, fail to see what God finds important? We begin to attribute to God what we deem important. God starts to devalue that which is not all that crucial to us. God does not change and He IS the standard. Let us rise to meet it.