Nehemiah 1:8,9

Remembering God's promise -- Nehemiah 1:8-9: Nehemiah's prayer recalled the promise that God had made to Moses. "Please remember the promise you made to Moses. You told him that if we were unfaithful, you would scatter us among foreign nations. But you also said that no matter how far away we were, we could turn to you and start obeying your laws. Then you would bring us back to the place where you have chosen to be worshiped." This promise is found in several places. Deuteronomy 4:25-31 is an example. Because of evil they would “utterly perish from off the land.” They would be “scattered among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen.” But in the latter days if they would seek the Lord and turn to Him He would, by His mercy restore them to a right relationship with god and to their home land. God had kept His word in this matter. Nehemiah was now asking God to keep the second part of His promise to bring the people home when they repented and bless them again in the land. God has always been willing to forgive sinful people upon the condition of repentance and humble obedience.