Wednesday – History

Reading – Nehemiah 5-6

Highlight Verse:

“After thinking it over, I spoke out against these nobles and officials. I told them, “You are hurting your own relatives by charging interest when they borrow money!” Then I called a public meeting to deal with the problem.”
‭‭Nehemiah‬ ‭5‬:‭7‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Now and then I come across something that makes me angry.

Nehemiah gives us a good example of how to deal with that anger.

• He thought it over. He didn’t just lash out in reaction. He considered the situation and plotted a proper way to deal with it.
• He confronted the offenders directly. He didn’t just spread stories or bad mouth them to others. He confronted them so they could change their ways.
• Because the situation called for it, he brought it out publicly so everyone would know the correct way to act.

Of course, I am not the temporary governor of a whole region like Nehemiah was. But I do have a sphere of influence.

Each of us has a sphere of influence.

When we see wrong within that sphere, we have a responsibility to act appropriately to correct it as we can.

Who is in your sphere of influence?
How have you made a positive impact within that sphere? (If you don’t know, ask someone within that sphere).