The story of Nehemiah is an amazing one as we look at the highlights today.  This man was called by God to rebuild; to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem that stood as a symbol of God’s protection and provision.  The people had neglected it and allowed it ruin to continue is to get worse.  No action, until Nehemiah, was made by the people to rebuild the wall. 

Second, Nehemiah was to call the people to a spiritual rebirth from the complacency of their lives.  In that, God had done His part, now it was time for the people to do their part, to take action.

In the end, the wall is rebuilt, sadly the people choose to stay in spiritual complacency, but Nehemiah’s life is change.  This book is a challenging book to us that also calls us to get out of our complacency and to do something about our spiritual lives and our relationship with God.