Deeper Reflection
The generations of God’s people were discipled in sin. Yet God in His mercy raised up Nehemiah, a leader for His people. The cupbearer to the Persian king, weeping on his knees, cried out to the Lord to free and restore the generations. Nehemiah saw that what broke the heart of God was not broken walls, but God’s broken people who wilfully broke His laws. The generations were chained to sin and prisoners in a foreign land. Yet, even as they lived in exile, the Lord desired that they would return to Him.For the generations to return fully into God’s hands, they had to humble themselves and repent. Repentance is the antidote to spiritual rebellion. It is the prayer of our chief intercessor, the Lord Jesus Christ (Heb 7:25), that the generations of His people are found in His life-giving hands today!                            That they would be totally surrendered to Him and be completely willing for the Lord to transform them in whatever way He desires. And when we have that spiritual posture, that we will see as He sees and do as He says.In these last days before Jesus’ return, the generations live in uncertain and trying times. As disciples of Christ, it is paramount that we become the generations in His hands, different from the world because we have a certain hope in Christ, and able to see God’s world through the eyes of His compassion and love.