Daily Devotional – ‘In His Footstep’
By Kingdom Support Initiatives (KSi)
April 19th 2022

Deeper Relationship with God

Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles and the officials and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. And I found the book of the genealogy of those who came up first at the first, and I found written in it” Nehemiah 7:5

Bible Reading: Nehemiah 7

Even though the wall was completed, clearly, Nehemiah’s relationship with God continued. He never abandoned God like many of his forefathers did. After Israel got to the land of Canaan, even though they had seen God’s miraculous and powerful works among them, by the time they settled down in the land of Canaan; the land flowing with milk and honey, many of them abandoned God. Just like the Israelites, many people cultivate a closer relationship with God during difficult times and immediately God answers them, they turn away from Him.

Nehemiah’s honest desire for a deeper and closer relationship with God became a national quest. There was a national revival. God used Ezra and Nehemiah to restore the children of Israel to Himself. As we will later see, the idea God placed in Nehemiah’s heart eventually helped in drawing the people closer to God (Nehemiah 7:5). Indeed, the word of the Lord is true. Psalm 16:11: You make known to me the path of life; in your presence, there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

God is ready to instruct us only if we listen and walk by His instructions.

Self-Reflection: Let your relationship with God not be defined by good or difficult times; rather remain in Him at all time

Action Point: Meditate on a verse from the Bible today

Daily Confession: As the deer pants for water, so my soul pants after You Lord, fill me oh Lord.

Song: Take me deeper

Deeper in love with You

Jesus hold me close to Your embrace

Take me deeper

Deeper than I’ve ever been before

I just want to love You more and more

How I long to be deeper in love