Good evening, everyone!
Today I read Nehemiah 7.
In today's reading, after the wall was built, Nehemiah took a census of the exiled people.
He checked their genealogies and numbered the people.
Now, these names and numbers don't mean anything to me. But it would be interesting to someone who saw their ancestor's name in the list.
There were a few people who claimed to be Levites, but could not prove it, and so were excluded from the priesthood, because being a priest was a sacred duty given only to the Levites.
I'm so glad God doesn't exclude us. I'm so glad Jesus came to die for our sins so that He could remove the barriers between us and God, so that we do not have to be excluded from His family by sin.
I'm so glad God's kingdom isn't an exclusive club only the perfect can join.
Anyone can join as long as they accept Christ as their Savior and believe He is the Son of God. Anyone can join as long as they seek God's kingdom and strive to be continually obedient to His Word. Anyone can join as long as they leave their sin behind and follow Jesus.
I hope you'll join me tomorrow when I read Nehemiah 8-9.
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