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Ezra deals with the sacrifice that we all have to make at one point in our lives and how to deal with the choices that must be made when faced with sacrifice. When reading the book of Nehemiah, the reader sees three ideas emerging. First, when reading the word of God, we must pay careful attention to what is being said, so that the content is not misunderstood. Second, there is a recurring theme...

Nehemiah ended his prayer with the recognition that God’s “strong hand” would determine their future, just as it had their past (1:10). Every prayer of faith must rest on the fundamental conviction that God can sovereignly act on our behalf, but intercessory prayers dare to boldly approach God with requests for him to powerfully respond to the present needs of others. The people in Jerusalem had no claim to deserve anything from God because of their sins. But in faith, Nehemiah believed that God
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