Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Nehemiah 9:26-31
by: Angie Osborn.
How easy it is to look at this passage and think that the Israelites should have caught on and just done what God asked of them. Every time they did, things went well. Every time they didn't, they were handed over to enemies and were miserable. They would cry out to God, and he would deliver them. Round and round it went. But stop and think for a minute-aren't we just like that? Over and over we choose to turn away from God in some form or another. When we do, things just are not right. We see that we need him and turn back. Faithfully, he pulls us back into his arms and forgives us. We truly serve a patient and loving God!