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For sure…it is good for us to be thankful in our worship and to express ourselves fully in whatever way we do it… But…what is important here is this…we can be blessed with all kinds of human talent…and we can also be surrounded by human weakness… Therefore…the best musicians and singers…don’t make the best worship…and the poorest musicians and singers…that is…technically speaking…don’t make the worst worship act… What we have here…according to John Goldingay is the coming together of human effort and divine enabling…and he goes on to say…we can work very hard at building and keeping watch…yet not succeed unless God is involved… Slide - 7 Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labour in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain… And of course…the same applies to us and anything we build… Quantity…and quality…are measures of the heart…we can be big hearted…and give our best…because we recognise that chief aim…that which we were created for… To Glorify God…and enjoy Him forever… Conclusion Slide - 8 Finally…in saying that…it is perhaps worthwhile pointing out that the seeming perfection of chapter 12 is short lived…for in chapter 13 Nehemiah returns to Jerusalem…having gone back to Babylon…