(Nehemiah 1:1-11) Nehemiah, like most men had a hard time admitting he was wrong, but in the end he did. One of the greatest characteristics of a leader is one who can openly admit when they are wrong, this is what God calls us to do. As leaders we are called to be examples to others of how we are to live out our lives following Christ. I ask that God would continue to shape me into the kind of follower He calls me to be.

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(1 Kings 2:1-12) As David was dying he left some standing orders for his son Solomon. What he desired for his son was that he would live a life according to God’s will. He was calling his son to live a life of integrity and character. God gave David a promise that if he and his descendants followed Him that they would continue to stay on the thrown.

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(1 Samuel 2:1-36) The sons of Eli were not carrying out their duties as servants of God but rather servants of themselves. God saw this and gave a warning of how they would have to pay for their sinful behavior.

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(Luke 10:25-36) When God gave us the command to love Him with all our heart and love our neighbors as ourselves, He wasn’t putting any conditions on loving our neighbors, that wa exactly Jesus’ reason for the parable. With it becoming dangerous to even stop by the side of the road to help someone, even helping strangers in general, we feel as though we can no longer be good Samaritans. Is our faith so small that we can’t put our trust in God for His safety even in light of the potential danger of helping strangers? When the Samaritan man helped the injured man, he was taking a social risk yet he was still following God’s command.

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