So the wall was completed on the
twenty-fifth of the month Elul, in fifty two days. When all our
enemies heard of it, and all the nations surrounding us saw it,
they lost their confidence; for they recognized that this work had
been accomplished with the help of our God.
NEHEMIAH 6:15-16
It is important to note that
nowhere in the Book of Nehemiah are we led to believe that he was
famous for his wall building or building of any kind. Nehemiah
prayed to God from a broken heart for the broken,exposed city of
Jerusalem and responded in obedience by vowing to rebuild the wall
that once surrounded the city. This is what makes the feat itself
so amazing. God built the wall. God used Nehemiah along with many
other ordinary men who were not necessarily trained laborers but
truly became and were the workers that God sent. I have a friend
who when I am focused on increasing the number of men at Calvary
who teach classes/lead small groups for men always vows to pray for
God to send more workers. I believe that God answered a similar
prayer uttered by Nehemiah.
Do "your enemies", in the broadest
sense of the word, sense God in the details of your acts of
obedience to Him?
K
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