Key Verse: Verse 6 - “And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.”
Key Words: and I set him a time
Nehemiah gave his word to the king that he would return to Jerusalem at a set time. No doubt, Nehemiah was true to his word and did return to Babylon at the “set time.”
There is a small island in Indonesia called Sumba. On the eastern coast of the island, there is an area called Tanjung Undu, which in English means, “The Island of the Undo People.” After extensive research on this area, I have decided that this is where I would like to live. Due to an atmospheric anomaly, and the way the rotation of the earth affects that part of the world, the people of this region have been gifted with a genetic Undo function that allows them to quickly and easily take back the last thing they have said without anyone knowing it was ever said: A husband speaks harshly to his wife, no harm done, just use the Undo function. Two neighbors gossip about what the pastor’s wife was wearing on Sunday; no sin committed, just use the Undo function. A word is spoken in anger between lifelong friends; no relationship broken, just use the Undo function.
But since we have no Undo function, we need to be true to our word.
Dr. Mike Rouse
What to do:
✞ Be prompt.
✞ Meet deadlines.
✞ Be true to your word.
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