ARE YOU LIVING NEAR THE WALL? (20 OF 21)
by Mike Stone
Scripture: Nehemiah 13:15-22
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Are You Living Near the Wall? (20 of 21)
Series: Rebuilding - Questions From Nehemiah
Mike Stone
Nehemiah 13:15-22
I heard about a poor old boy who was married to a nagging wife. For 40 years, she brow-beat that man into the ground. Well, one day she dropped over and the coroner pronounced her dead. They laid her out in her favorite blue dress, her pastor preached the 23rd psalm, and her 6 brothers came to carry her out of the chapel.
As they neared the back wall, they accidentally banged the casket into the wall. The collision shook the body and the lady, thought to be dead, was revived. They took her out of the casket and she went back home with her husband. Sadly, she hen-pecked that man for another ten years. Then, she really died.
They laid her out in that same blue dress, her pastor preached the same sermon on the 23rd psalm, and her 6 brothers came to carry her out of that same chapel. As they neared the back of the room with her casket, her weary, brow-beat widower jumped to his feet and yelled, ''Watch the wall, boys! Watch the wall!''
Here in Nehemiah 13 there is really a wall we need to watch and avoid. I'm talking about the wall of compromise. Now the rebuilt walls around Jerusalem represent a number of things. But in this narrative, the wall represents a barrier to sin and temptation.
These 8 verses tell the story of rebellion, sin, and compromise. We used to hear a lot about compromise. Now we just talk about people being at ''different points on the journey of sanctification.'' But Nehemiah confronts the Jews for living too close to the wall. As we examine this wall, I want you to notice 3 simple things.
The commandment that was rejected (15-16)
The problem here is just the latest example of their commandment-breaking. In verses 1-3, they had allowed Ammonites and Moabites to dwell among them. That was a clear violation of God's Word. The only remedy for DISOBEDIENCE was OBEDIENCE so they separated themselves.
Then in ve ...
Series: Rebuilding - Questions From Nehemiah
Mike Stone
Nehemiah 13:15-22
I heard about a poor old boy who was married to a nagging wife. For 40 years, she brow-beat that man into the ground. Well, one day she dropped over and the coroner pronounced her dead. They laid her out in her favorite blue dress, her pastor preached the 23rd psalm, and her 6 brothers came to carry her out of the chapel.
As they neared the back wall, they accidentally banged the casket into the wall. The collision shook the body and the lady, thought to be dead, was revived. They took her out of the casket and she went back home with her husband. Sadly, she hen-pecked that man for another ten years. Then, she really died.
They laid her out in that same blue dress, her pastor preached the same sermon on the 23rd psalm, and her 6 brothers came to carry her out of that same chapel. As they neared the back of the room with her casket, her weary, brow-beat widower jumped to his feet and yelled, ''Watch the wall, boys! Watch the wall!''
Here in Nehemiah 13 there is really a wall we need to watch and avoid. I'm talking about the wall of compromise. Now the rebuilt walls around Jerusalem represent a number of things. But in this narrative, the wall represents a barrier to sin and temptation.
These 8 verses tell the story of rebellion, sin, and compromise. We used to hear a lot about compromise. Now we just talk about people being at ''different points on the journey of sanctification.'' But Nehemiah confronts the Jews for living too close to the wall. As we examine this wall, I want you to notice 3 simple things.
The commandment that was rejected (15-16)
The problem here is just the latest example of their commandment-breaking. In verses 1-3, they had allowed Ammonites and Moabites to dwell among them. That was a clear violation of God's Word. The only remedy for DISOBEDIENCE was OBEDIENCE so they separated themselves.
Then in ve ...
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