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5^TH ,FEBRUARY 2022

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Deuteronomy 13-16

TEXT: Nehemiah 7:70-73

70 And some of the heads of the fathers’ houses gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury one thousand gold drachmas, fifty basins, and five hundred and thirty priestly garments. 

71 Some of the heads of the fathers’ houses gave to the treasury of the work twenty thousand gold drachmas, and two thousand two hundred silver minas. 

72 And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand gold drachmas, two thousand silver minas, and sixty-seven priestly garments.

73 So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the Nethinim, and all Israel dwelt in their cities.

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KEY VERSE: Nehemiah 7:72

“And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests’ garments.”

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

Accounting matters to God; it should matter to us.

THE MESSAGE:

Thomas Paine, an English-born American political activist, said, “A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody”. Today, the major problem of many countries is leadership. Most of those elected into positions of authority in many countries end up not being accountable to the people who gave them the mandate and act as overlords.

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In our text, the leadership of the returned exiles under Ezra made it a point of duty to document and account for the contribution of everyone in support of the work. He first captured the contributions made by “some of the chief of the fathers”. He singled out contributions made by the Tirshatha, which was prominent; and then gave accurate records of the rest, which the people gave.

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There is need for accountability in the house of God. We must not follow the way of politicians in leadership, which gives room for murmuring and ill feeling in society. God’s house must be free from murmuring and suspicion by members. Therefore, leaders ought to be transparent in lifestyle and in accounting for the use of Church resources. To achieve this, leaders should always display competence, transparency and sincerity in getting and disbursing resources. If it mattered in the Old Testament, it also matters now.

Much can be learnt from the cooperation, commitment and willingness of the Jews. We must not neglect the least contributor in any project in the household of faith. Everyone and every contribution counts!

DO HAVE A BLESSED DAY

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