“…so they ate, and were filled and became fat, and delighted themselves in your great goodness. ‘Nevertheless they were disobedient and rebelled against you and cast your law behind their backs and killed your prophets, who had warned them in order to turn them back to you, and they committed great blasphemies. Therefore you gave them into the hands of their enemies, who made them suffer. Then in the time of suffering they cried out to you and you heard them from heaven, and according to your great mercies you gave them saviors who saved them from the hands of their enemies, but after they had rest, they again did evil before you, and you abandoned them to the hands of their enemies so that they had dominion over them; yet when they turned and cried to you, you heard from heaven, and many times you rescued them according to your mercies. And you warned them in order to turn them back to your law. Yet they acted presumptuously and did not obey your commandments, but sinned against your ordinances, by the observance of which a person shall live. They turned a stubborn shoulder and stiffened their neck and would not obey. Many years you were patient with them, and warned them by your spirit through your prophets; yet they would not listen. Therefore you handed them over to the peoples of the lands. Nevertheless, in your great mercies you did not make an end of them or forsake them, for you are a gracious and merciful God.’” Nehemiah 9:25b-31 …so they ate, and were filled and became fat, and delighted themselves in your great goodness;

Nevertheless they were disobedient and rebelled against you in the time of suffering they cried out to you and you heard them from heaven, and according to your great mercies you gave them saviors who saved them after they had rest, they again did evil before you, yet when they turned and cried to you, you heard from heaven, and many times you rescued them according to your mercies Yet they acted presumptuously and did not obey your commandments, but sinned against your ordinances, by the observance of which a person shall live. They turned a stubborn shoulder and stiffened their neck and would not obey Many years you were patient with them, and warned them by your spirit through your prophets; yet they would not listen Nevertheless, in your great mercies you did not make an end of them or forsake them, for you are a gracious and merciful God

Blessed by God what is my/your response? Filled to overflowing what do I/you do with the blessings? Hoard or share, live life abundantly with God or less than abundantly by my/your own will? Praise God for his steadfast love, mercy and grace! Cry out – God is listening, confess sins – God is forgiving, repent (turn to God) – God is welcoming, God is merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. O God that I would become as you are, that I would love you as you love me! Thank you God for mercy and grace!