Today is the 4th of July. We call it Independence Day, when we celebrate our freedom from...
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Today is the 4th of July. We call it Independence Day, when we celebrate our freedom from tyranny, injustice, and other things that once pressed down our country. America has a great document that is valued and respected. It was written more than two hundred years ago by a number of men who debated long and hard over what it should contain. It describes multiple rights, privileges, and limitations.
Nehemiah comes to mind as a person much like our forefathers who saw a task that needed to be done and accomplished it with God’s guidance. Jerusalem had been destroyed, and for over a hundred years, people gripped and complained about what should be done. It was Nehemiah who, instead of complaining, took action. And he had an important man by his side: Ezra, the priest. God supplied the material leader, and at the same time, God provided the spiritual leader.