Since God is a holy God we must not give sin a home. Often times we run into lives or things that end up in our homes uninvited. Other times we make room into our homes and our hearts to that which we shouldn't, sin. We believe the people mentioned in the passage are reading Deut. 23:3-6. The reading of scripture caused the Israelite's to obey & change for the better. It's recorded that Tobiah is invited into the ranks of Israel even though in previous passages he's proven to be an evil man. In fact, the elements of the Temple were put out of sight to make room for their enemy while Nehemiah was away. When he comes back, Nehemiah is not pleased & takes action against Tobiah. He threw his stuff out when Tobiah was away. Any cleansing that takes place must be meticulous. Lessons: 1.) We need to be able to recognize that sins you're inviting in your life. 2.) Identify the areas that sin is destroying your life. 3.) Be ruthless in throwing out the sin in your life. 4.) Cleanse your heart. 1 John 1:9 we have to acknowledge then confess our sin to God. 5.) Put the right things back in your heart that sin has removed. We know God is holy & we know we shouldn't allow sin in our hearts & lives but we still do it anyway. Thankfully God understands our weakness & gives His grace. How ruthless are you going to be in kicking out sin w/God's grace?
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