Nehemiah concluded his book with a list of reforms that he brought to Jerusalem while serving as the leader during the rebuilding of the wall. All reforms were meant to restore the worship of our true God among the people. Our call is similar in our day.

Nehemiah brought religious and societal reform to the Jews when he led the work of rebuilding the wall. These changes were to purify Jerusalem.

We praise the Lord for his good work in and through us. He deserves all the credit.

The Judeans took practical steps to help them follow the Lord more faithfully. We can learn from them.

God deals with his people faithfully, so we walk with him in faith. Recommitting our lives to him is the call on our hearts when he brings us back from wandering from him.

God pursues his people in his grace. The story of the Judges reveals his great love for us.

The Judeans found comfort in God's grace and faithfulness as they confessed their sins to him. We can know the same comfort when we confess our sins before the Lord.

The Jews gathered to confess their sin to the Lord corporately. They had sinned as a people and needed to confess it as a people. We are to do the same.

Nehemiah told the Israelites not to mourn, but to celebrate God's glory and grace. He had been kind to them, and they weren't to get lost in the darkness of their own self-pity. Neither are we.

Recommitting to the Lord is a necessary thing for faithful followers of the Lord. We are to learn from the Jews and respond to God's grace in faith and repentance.