For decades, the Jews
had seen the need to rebuild the broken wall and burned gates of Jerusalem. Some
had even given it a try, then hesitated and failed because of the sheer volume
of the task. Nehemiah,
however, came on the scene and accomplished this
awesome task in less than
two months. A huge factor in his success
was in the way he got started: engaging the presence of God through prayer and
worship-before taking any action. The story of Nehemiah is an invitation from God to us to rebuild our worship to Himself.