“Our enemies were trying to scare us, thinking, “They will get too weak to work. Then the wall will not be finished.” But I prayed, “God, make me strong” Nehemiah 6:9 NCV.
Nehemiah served the king of Persia with wine. Nehemiah heard news from people who traveled from Judah and came back to Persia. They told him that the wall around Jerusalem was broken down, and its gates had been burned. This news grieved Nehemiah so he interceded the king to send him to the city of Judah to rebuild its broken-down walls of Jerusalem. Nehemiah went to Jerusalem as Governor and he lead in reconstructing the walls. Nehemiah interceded to God against the enemies who tried to stop them from rebuilding the walls. Nehemiah wrote “Our enemies were trying to scare us, thinking, “They will get too weak to work. Then the wall will not be finished.” But I prayed, “God, make me strong” (6:9). Nehemiah with the help of others cooperated and completed the walls in 52 days. Then they had Dedication services for several days.
All the people of Israel gathered together in the square by the Water Gate. They asked Ezra the teacher to bring out the Book of the Teachings of Moses, which the Lord had given to Israel. Ezra read to them every day from the Book of Teachings, from the first day to the last seventh day. The people of Israel celebrated the feast for seven days, and then on the eighth day, Israel confessed their sins and worshiped the Lord their God. [Suggest reading The People’s Prayer: 9:5-38]
Have you faced problems that make you feel like you just can’t go on? Sometimes you feel like, “I am ready to give up. It’s no used?” Nehemiah constantly faced a lot of problems. He was a man of prayer and he prayed, “God, make me strong.” This is an inspiration story to read the book of Nehemiah how he trusted God to get him through.
It was a final victory for Nehemiah to complete the walls in 52 days. Let’s pray, “God, make me strong. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen”
No comments:
Post a Comment