Read the Bible in 2 Years: Nehemiah 9-11 (Yep, I read Nehemiah 9-11 today)
Yet you have been righteous in all that has come upon us, for you have dealt faithfully and we have acted wickedly. Our kings, our princes, our priests, and our fathers have not kept your law or paid attention to your commandments and your warnings that you gave them. Even in their own kingdom, and amid your great goodness that you gave them, and in the large and rich land that you set before them, they did not serve you or turn from their wicked works.
Nehemiah 9:33-35 ESV
Consider these self-examination questions loosely taken from Alan Redpath’s book, “Victorious Christian Service: Studies in the Book of Nehemiah.”
- Am I consciously or unconsciously creating the impression that I am a better man than I really am?
- Am I honest in all my words and deeds?
- Am I reliable and trustworthy?
- Do I grumble and complain?
- Am I jealous, irritable, or touchy?
- Am I self-conscious, self-pitying, or self-justifying?
- Am I proud, thanking God that I am not as other people?
- Is there anyone I fear, dislike, criticize, or resent? If so, what am I doing about it?
- Does the Bible live to me? Do I give it time to speak to me? Do I go to bed in time and do I get up in time?
- Am I enjoying my prayer life today? Did I enjoy it this morning?
- When I am involved in a problem in life, do I talk about it or pray about it?
- Am I disobeying God in anything, or insisting upon doing something about which my conscience is very uneasy?
- When did I last speak to someone else with the object of trying to win him for Christ?
- Am I a slave to books, dress, friends, work, or what others think?
- How do I spend my spare time?
Our knowledge of our sin
David Guzik
should never be bigger than
our knowledge of our Savior.
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