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The Sheep Gate
"Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and set its doors. They consecrated it as far as the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Tower of Hananel."
Nehemiah 3:1 ESV
IN NEHEMIAH, we find the story of the Israelites rebuilding Jerusalem after returning from their exile in Babylon. The wall around Jerusalem was the first project for the people. That wall was what protected them from their enemies.
The first part of the wall that was rebuilt was the Sheep Gate. This might not sound like a priority, but to the people of Israel it was of the utmost importance in their worship of God. The Sheep Gate was the gate the sheep were lead through as they came to the temple to be slaughtered for the sins of the people. In essence, their first project was to bring proper worship back to Jerusalem.
We are no longer called to offer up animals as sacrifices for worship, but we are called to offer our lives instead (Romans 12:1). Just as the Israelites knew there were walls that needed to be repaired for proper worship, there are walls in our lives that have been destroyed by sin that need to repaired before we can offer our lives completely for worship.
What do you need to rebuild in your life so that you can properly sacrifice to God?
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