“And we prayed to our God and set a guard as a protection against them day and night.” (Nehemiah 4:9, ESV) Our God is the helper of the helpless. He will carry you when you cannot move forward. It is only by his grace that we live and breathe. He is everything we need and more. We are totally dependent upon him. When it comes to any need you have in life, pray as if depends … [Read more...] about Prayer and Determination
Devotions
Verse of the Week: Romans 11:29
For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. (Romans 11:29, ESV) Every Sunday, I share a verse of the week. Use this verse to meditate, pray, ponder, and memorize during the week. See how taking just one verse into your heart each week can be transformational. … [Read more...] about Verse of the Week: Romans 11:29
It Will Never Be Ideal
“But when Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabs and the Ammonites and the Ashdodites heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem was going forward and that the breaches were beginning to be closed, they were very angry. And they all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause confusion in it.” (Nehemiah 4:7–8, ESV) My mother-in-law lives 40 miles … [Read more...] about It Will Never Be Ideal
Together We Can
So we built the wall. And all the wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a mind to work. (Nehemiah 4:6, ESV) In my time as a pastor, I have witnessed a certain phenomenon. I will see church members go through a crisis. They will go through a divorce, lose a job, or face a moral failure. But instead of turning to the church in these difficult times, … [Read more...] about Together We Can
Hearing the Voice of Truth
And he said in the presence of his brothers and of the army of Samaria, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they restore it for themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish up in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, and burned ones at that?” (Nehemiah 4:2, ESV) Have you ever had someone who was critical of you? They made you question your … [Read more...] about Hearing the Voice of Truth