Let's be honest - the lists of the Bible serve a holy purpose(s) - but don't always make for edifying reading. Nonetheless, I always find pearls embedded in the lists that cause me to think and reflect.
Nehemiah 7:2 talks about Hananiah and describes him as "a man of integrity and feared God more than most men do." Wouldn't it be nice to just be mentioned in the Bible like this - written about for centuries so that you or I could be known for our integrity and our holy honoring God by fearing Him more than other people.
Well, we don't have the opportunity to be known this way before countless generations. However, those around us can know us this way. Wouldn't it be nice to have person after person come up to the podium at our funeral attesting to our integrity and fear of God.
More importantly, we can be known for these qualities before God - and being recognized for these qualities before God is eternally and infinitely more important.
So, let's do it! Let's live our lives in the fear of God - easy to do if we constantly stop to think about God - if we take the time to get to know Him - if we read His word. If we truly fear God, we will be men and women of integrity - we will be moved by the Holy Spirit to do so.
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