“Then I arose in the night, I and a few men with me. And I told no one what my God had put into my heart to do for Jerusalem. There was no animal with me but the one on which I rode.” (Nehemiah 2:12, ESV) When Nehemiah arrives in Jerusalem, he does not tell anyone about his vision to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. He goes out in the night to survey the city. There would come … [Read more...] about Lead Well, Prepare Well
Devotions
Verse of Week: Romans 8:13
For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. (Romans 8:13, 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 Week: Romans 8:13
Sleep On It
“So I went to Jerusalem and was there three days.” (Nehemiah 2:11, ESV) When Nehemiah arrived in Jerusalem, he spent three days. It is an intriguing number. You might remember another three significant days in Jerusalem that would happen a few hundred years later. It was the three days that Jesus spent in the tomb. Sometimes the best course of action is inaction. It is to do … [Read more...] about Sleep On It
Resistance
“But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant heard this, it displeased them greatly that someone had come to seek the welfare of the people of Israel.” (Nehemiah 2:10, ESV) Sanballat and Tobiah did not like what Nehemiah was doing. They did not want him to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. This is nothing new. If you are serving God, there will be people who … [Read more...] about Resistance
Prepared for the Task
“Then I came to the governors of the province Beyond the River and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent with me officers of the army and horsemen.” (Nehemiah 2:9, ESV) One of my favorite quotes is: “God does not call the qualified, he qualifies the called.” It is a reminder that God will equip us and give us what we need to do what he would have us do. But … [Read more...] about Prepared for the Task