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### Day 15: Mission Essential ### Pray Lord God, quiet my soul and open my mind and heart to receive Your Word. Amen. ### Read Nehemiah 8:1-18 ### Reflect It had been a long time since Israel had been able to hear the Word of God, so Ezra reads to them at their request. How did the people respond when they heard God's Word? Do I make time to thank God for his work in my life? If the joy of the Lord is my strength, how should that change my outlook on life? ### Respond Thank you, God, for your Holy Word. Thank you for the mighty way that you have worked in the past. I pray that you would continue to strengthen me now and in the future. Amen. Now that you have finished: We hope learning about Old Testament history was insightful and challenging for you. Now, we encourage you to continue the rest of your Basic Training. There are three other units. You can complete them in any order you wish, and each contains 15 devotionals. Now, let’s move out!