Nehemiah 12:43
And they offered great sacrifices that day and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and children also rejoiced. And the joy of Jerusalem was heard far away.
Subject: Worship and Praise
Nehemiah was the project manager for the rebuilding of the City of Jerusalem. He took years to inspire, instruct and correct those who not only built the city, but also rebuilt the culture and the system of worship. Part of that rebuilding was to rebuild the system of worship and praise. This was both a natural outcome of the success of their work rebuilding the city, but also Nehemiah's diligence in organizing the worship team(s). Nehemiah took nothing for granted. He assigned the specific singers and worshippers that needed to be assigned. So, by the time we come to the above passage we see that all the pieces were in place for God to use them in a way to bring praise to Himself. It says in the above verse, "... for God had made them rejoice with great joy ...". The key is that God used Nehemiah's organizational skills to set the musicians in order to be able to lead the people in true praise and worship. God enables us to do both the structure and the service of praise and worship. It is all by God's hand, through our gifted skill-sets and for the purpose of bring praise to Him!!!
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