Look at Ezra 10:6 (here @ Bible Gateway) and Nehemiah 1:4 (here @ Bible Gateway). .
The response of the Ezra and Nehemiah over the sin or circumstances of others was to mourn and pray.
To be honest, that is not my first response. My first response may be something like, “They should have known better.”
That’s certainly helpful. It’s a thought with such eternal significance and effectiveness.
Truth is, when I catch myself in sin or difficult circumstances, my first response is not to mourn and pray either. Probably, it is to justify. Claim special circumstances, blame shift, or try to figure a way to solve the problem. (We come by blame shifting genetically – check out Genesis 3:12 – 13) (here @ Bible Gateway).
It occurs to me that Ezra and Nehemiah had it right, I have it wrong
To be honest, that is not my first response. My first response may be something like, “They should have known better.”
That’s certainly helpful. It’s a thought with such eternal significance and effectiveness.
Truth is, when I catch myself in sin or difficult circumstances, my first response is not to mourn and pray either. Probably, it is to justify. Claim special circumstances, blame shift, or try to figure a way to solve the problem. (We come by blame shifting genetically – check out Genesis 3:12 – 13) (here @ Bible Gateway).
It occurs to me that Ezra and Nehemiah had it right, I have it wrong
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