This week, co-lead pastor Alex Leyva finished our series on Nehemiah with 13:1-31. After returning to Jerusalem, rebuilding the wall and attempting to rededicate their lives to God, the Israelites once again fall away from the Lord. In these verses, we learn that only God's internal restoration leads to a true rebuilt people.
How do we be a people like this, seeking after the Lord? By cherishing responsibility, fighting for a content rest and pursuing set apart relationships. After the book of Nehemiah, there are 400 years of silence... but then, Jesus! Praise God that even when we fall short, Jesus Christ is the perfect fulfillment of God's people.
