Bible Reading 1/20
Nehemiah 12-13
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From ch. 13, I learned about how the Israelites were not consistent in their obedience towards God. It reminded me of what God taught me through Masami-san in a phone call that day. Regarding the matter, she told me how itâs important to remember that what I do is between me and God. When I go to heaven, it will just be me standing in front of God. She told me that there is no excuse that I can make where I get to blame others for the result of my actions. Thus, I was reminded that I should have that mindset in whatever I choose to do.
Week:
I shared how I had a very good time with everyone on Monday. I enjoyed all the activities. The hiking was very scenic and it was exciting to be with everyone that early in the morning. The skating was also really nice. I was able to get the hang of things and was able to skate better than the first time. I was also surprised at how much better everyone had gotten.
Emiri:
She learned that people tend to stray towards the wrong path without supervision. She realized that it is easy to stray from Godâs path: although these people said they would follow, their actions said otherwise. If we end up living for ourselves, that is when we tend to stray. So, itâs important to be able to listen to our conscious. However, when we do stray and God sends someone to help us, we need to be humble enough to accept his words.
Week
She shared how she entered an architecture internship which will begin soon. During the internship, she will get to visit many sites, which she is excited about. She also mentioned that she enjoyed watching the sunrise with the youth on Monday.
Timothy:
Timothy learned that itâs important to not look at whatâs going on around him. The only thing that matters is his relationship with God and not those around him. The Israelites kept straying even though they experienced Godâs miracles and the joy from understanding his word. It made him wonder why people like Nehemiah are able to stay so in touch with God while the Israelites struggled with this? And how do they resist the temptation to stray? For example, in his case, he knows he should write the testimony, but he hates doing it. He also pointed out Nehemiahâs prayer to God in v.14. He can see how strong of a connection Nehemiah had with God; it was something real. Timothy also desires to have this strong relationship to the point where he can boldly say, like Nehemiah, âRemember me.â Thus, he hopes he can dedicate himself to God more and also be more faithful in listening to the messages.
Week:
He shared how he enjoyed the hike on Monday, but the ice skating wasnât fun as he kept slamming into the wall and having to get up causing his legs to hurt and his arms to be sore.
Tomas:
Tomas learned that he shouldnât give into world habits (e.g. v.23: men of Judah marrying foreign women). Thus, he should stay with God and not turn away from him no matter the circumstances.
Week:
Tomas enjoyed both the hiking and ice skating. Hiking was good cardio for him. He thought heâd suck at ice skating, but, he was actually pretty good.
Prayer:
I prayed about Kana and Akariâs upcoming birthdays. I believe we (the youth) will do some type of event to celebrate, so, I asked for the Holy Spiritâs guidance that we can come together as the youth to come up with something that will be good for them (Kana and Akari) and everyone will enjoy.
Scripture: Hebrews 10:24-25
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