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Longing for God Bible in a Year: Psalms 7–9 Acts 18 Even if your exiled people are at the farthest horizon, I will gather them from and bring them the place I have chosen. Nehemiah 1:9 Today's Scripture & Insight: Nehemiah 1:5– When Conner and Sarah Smith moved five miles up the road, their cat S’mores expressed his displeasure by running away. One day Sarah saw a current photo of their old farmhouse on social media. was S’mores in the picture! Happily, the Smiths went retrieve him. S’mores ran away again. Guess where he went? This time, the family that had purchased their house agreed keep S’mores too. The Smiths couldn’t stop the inevitable; S’mores would always return “home.” Nehemiah served in a prestigious position in the king’s court in Susa, but his heart was elsewhere. He had just heard news of the sad condition of “the city where my ancestors are buried” (Nehemiah 2:3). And so he prayed, “Remember the instruction you gave your servant Moses, . . . ‘if you return to me and obey my commands, then even if your exiled people are at the farthest horizon, I will gather them from and bring them the place I have chosen as a dwelling for my ’ ” (1:8–9). Home is where the heart is, they say. In Nehemiah’s case, longing for home was more than being tied the land. was communion with God that he most desired. Jerusalem was “the place I have chosen as a dwelling for my .” The dissatisfaction we sense deep down is actually a longing for God. We’re yearning be home with Him. Reflect & Pray What’s your idea of home and why? In what ways do you sense yourself longing for God? Father, help me understand that You can satisfy my longings. Help me be at home with You, no matter where I am. 
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When I look back at the series of events that led to our getting this 3 acre home, I believe it was the Lord who made it possible. I guess that is why I say my roots go deep into the soil here.... and so many memories of my life are here. I hope I never have to leave it. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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