Dear Church family,

I was reading in Nehemiah 10:28-39 and the people renewed their commitment to the Lord.  The commited to follow God's law, not intermarry with the ungodly, and honor the Sabbath, tithes, and sacrifices.  "Neh 10:29-33  They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;  (30)  And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:  (31)  And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and that we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.  (32)  Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God;  (33)  For the shewbread, and for the continual meat offering, and for the continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God."   What a great reminder that even in the face of difficult circumstances to be faithful to God.  God is faithful, and will take care of us.  Even though we are gathering in our homes we can still pray, study the Bible, and give.

God Bless,

Pastor