In my reading through the Scriptures I have now come to the book of Nehemiah. Two things stand out to me as I read this book.
1. Nehemiah had God's interests at heart. He cares about God's people. He plans for their welfare. All of his actions are for their good. He has no personal ambition, no desire for personal gain.
2. Nehemiah is totally dependent on God to do the work. He prays about everything. He realizes that God is the real doer of the work. God is the one who assigns the work and gives the strength, ability, resources and protection to complete the work. It's all about God, not "me".
So the wall was finished...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 6:15-16 (ESV)
Dear Lord, help me, like Nehemiah, to do the great work you've given me to do, totally depending on you for the strength and resources to do it.
1. Nehemiah had God's interests at heart. He cares about God's people. He plans for their welfare. All of his actions are for their good. He has no personal ambition, no desire for personal gain.
2. Nehemiah is totally dependent on God to do the work. He prays about everything. He realizes that God is the real doer of the work. God is the one who assigns the work and gives the strength, ability, resources and protection to complete the work. It's all about God, not "me".
So the wall was finished...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 6:15-16 (ESV)
Dear Lord, help me, like Nehemiah, to do the great work you've given me to do, totally depending on you for the strength and resources to do it.
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