And when all our enemies heard of it, all the nations around us were afraid and fell greatly in their own esteem, for they perceived that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God.

Nehemiah 6:16 ESV

And when all our enemies heard of it, all the nations around us were afraid and fell greatly in their own esteem, for they perceived that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God.

Nehemiah 6:16 ESV

A window into Nehemiah's values:

Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him. Psalm 14:31 ESV

A window into Nehemiah's values:

Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him. Psalm 14:31 ESV

Nehemiah’s response to opposition was prayer, work, vigilance against the enemy, and focus on the Lord. Ours should be the same: work, vigilance against Satan and his tactics, and a focus on our great and awesome God whom we serve.

Nehemiah’s response to opposition was prayer, work, vigilance against the enemy, and focus on the Lord. Ours should be the same: work, vigilance against Satan and his tactics, and a focus on our great and awesome God whom we serve.

Like the wall in Nehemiah, the church has been given a building project. Scripture tells us, “let all things be done for building up” (1 Cor. 14:26). This passage in Nehemiah gives us a picture of the building process. As we unpack this text in its original context, the question we ask ourselves in our context is this: what then does it look like to build up the church? As we observe the building process of Nehemiah’s time, a striking picture unfolds that speaks to us about our building project - building up the people of God. We are invited to join our voices with the people of Jerusalem: let us rise up and build.

Like the wall in Nehemiah, the church has been given a building project. Scripture tells us, “let all things be done for building up” (1 Cor. 14:26). This passage in Nehemiah gives us a picture of the building process. As we unpack this text in its original context, the question we ask ourselves in our context is this: what then does it look like to build up the church? As we observe the building process of Nehemiah’s time, a striking picture unfolds that speaks to us about our building project - building up the people of God. We are invited to join our voices with the people of Jerusalem: let us rise up and build.

Significant problems do not typically solve themselves. Rarely does God intervene in messy situations with dramatic and direct displays of supernatural power as in the Exodus with Moses. Most of the time, God uses people… faithful, available and obedient people like Nehemiah to accomplish his will on earth. He enables us and provides for us as we do His work.

Significant problems do not typically solve themselves. Rarely does God intervene in messy situations with dramatic and direct displays of supernatural power as in the Exodus with Moses. Most of the time, God uses people… faithful, available and obedient people like Nehemiah to accomplish his will on earth. He enables us and provides for us as we do His work.