How can we apply the dedication seen in Nehemiah 12:3 to our lives? The verse in focus “ Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,” (Nehemiah 12:3) The heart behind the list • These are three of the priests who returned from exile, shouldering temple service without applause or spotlight. • Their simple inclusion shows God’s personal record of faithful servants (cf. Malachi 3:16). • Their names sit inside a chapter devoted to the dedication of Jerusalem’s walls—proof that private devotion fuels public celebration. What dedication looks like today • Showing up for unnoticed tasks that keep your church healthy (1 Corinthians 12:22). • Choosing obedience when only God sees (Matthew 6:4). • Aligning every role—parent, employee, student—with God’s purposes (Colossians 3:23). Practical steps to mirror their commitment 1. Set apart time daily for the Lord. Guard it as firmly as the priests guarded temple shifts (Psalm 5:3). 2. Identify one hidden ministry—clean-up crew, prayer chain, hospitality—and commit for a season. 3. Memorize Romans 12:1-2; recite it before major decisions. 4. Keep a “God’s faithfulness” journal to trace His hand, just as Israel kept genealogies. 5. Evaluate media, friendships, and habits; remove what dulls zeal (Hebrews 12:1). 6. Speak Scripture aloud in your home (Deuteronomy 6:6-7) so dedication becomes culture, not event. Encouraging reminders from Scripture • “Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men.” (Colossians 3:23) • “Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap if we do not give up.” (Galatians 6:9) • “It is required of stewards that they be found faithful.” (1 Corinthians 4:2) Through steady, unseen faithfulness—like Shecaniah, Rehum, and Meremoth—we write our own line in God’s ongoing record of dedication. |
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