This morning in the devotional journey toward a generous life, we considered the pride that sometimes comes with wealth, and how that limits the way God can use people.
Nehemiah had to deal with the neglect of God's house even when people were becoming established in their new city, the rebuilt Jerusalem. Relative to their circumstances, these people were in a comfortable position again.
But no-one was supporting the work of the temple. The room where they kept the offerings had become so barren that the temple priest had leased the room out to one of his relatives! The workers from the temple could no longer be paid so they all left their jobs to go and become farmers again - out of the need for survival.
We can't neglect our role in supporting the work of God's house.
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