This is the “Charity Chapter” in the Bible. Charity specifically refers to the love that we have toward other men.
Prayer is one of the most needful and least exercised benefits that we have as believers. It is no wonder individuals, homes, and churches are not experiencing the power of God. We are not even asking for it.
Many of our prayers are carnal and selfish. Paul’s prayers held some spiritual meat and were directed towards spiritual blessings for other believers. Perhaps we would do well to return to spiritual prayer.
In Ezekiel 13, the Lord begins to deal with the building of a wall. Whether this is a literal wall or an application to the wickedness of the prophets, there is much here for the believer to learn.
John is writing to the “elect lady” who has seemingly erred on the side of love and needs to give more heed to the truth.
How should we love our brethren? Like the Son loves us and like the Father loves the Son.
Certainly, the Lord enabled Nehemiah and the Jews to complete the walls of Jerusalem. However, the leadership of Nehemiah was critical from the human viewpoint. The enemies of the wall threw everything imaginable at him, but he would not turn from the cause at hand. How much we should learn from Nehemiah’s example!
