Day 256..."More organization...Paul's courage and commitment"

Nehemiah describes with great detail of the nine leaders in surrounding regions and with one in Jerusalem. The priests are also organized. A service of dedication follows. Isaiah 59 is bleak about hope and justice while lamenting evil in the human condition..."Their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed innocent blood;their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity;desolation and destruction are in their highways. The way of peace they do not know, and there is no justice in their paths;they have made their roads crooked;no one who treads on them knows peace." Throughtout the Bible we see this contrast of good and evil. Paul demonstrates his compete dedication in facing threats in Jerusalem..."Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.” And since he would not be persuaded, we ceased and said, “Let the will of the Lord be done.” Is this commitment not the foundation of the early Church? What courage was evident by Paul in the Book of Acts! Above all the early Church saught God's Will...can we do so as well?