"Remember Me, O My God, for Good!" (Nehemiah 13:31b) by Rev. Angus Stewart
I. As an Office-Bearer
II. For My Labour
III As I Face Opposition
Derek Kidner: "Nehemiah's private self is completely of a piece with his public one: singleminded, utterly frank, and godly through and through ... To hear God's 'Well done' is the most innocent and most cleansing of ambitions. Further, the plea springs from humility, not self-importance, for it is an appeal for help. God's 'remembering' always implies His intervention, not merely His recollection or recognition. Nehemiah is committing himself and his cause to the only safe hands" (Ezra and Nehemiah, p. 130).