Nehemiah 2: 17 #daily devotions #bible studies # word of God
Come. Let us rebuild the wall of
Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace.
There is a
wise saying that we can never go back to the past, every one of us would have
looked back and reflected on the mistakes that we have made, the opportunities that
we had missed and a multitude of regrets for not doing what we should have
done.
When Nehemiah
asked and got permission from King Artaxerxes to return to Jerusalem to rebuild
the wall, he arrived in the night but did not show himself to the city leaders
or the priests. He went immediately to examine the conditions of the wall
around the city that had been destroyed decades ago. Jerusalem lay in ruins,
the buildings were destroyed, and the city gates burned down and the wall were
in total ruins.
Nehemiah did
not feel sorrowful about the conditions of the city that he saw, he did not
linger on regrets and disappointments but he came back with a plan and purpose
which was to rebuild the city and the wall. He was a man with a calling and a
mission, he knew what he was called to do by god and he knew what to do and how
to do it. We read that he went back to
King Artaxerxes and asked for resources of money and building materials and was
granted both.
Nehemiah
rallied the people and collected the materials and went back to start work immediately
even in the face of threats from enemies. He was fully focused on his task and
he wanted it to complete as soon as possible.
What we
learn here is that once when God’s timing is right, then God will initiate and
release His favour upon us and whatever that He calls us to do, He will surely
supply the resources and man power to bring it to pass. The task may be
challenging in the eyes of man but God will help us to overcome all the threats
and obstacles and He will see it through.
We must remember
His promise to us in 1 Thess 5: 24 The
One who calls you is faithful and He will do it. This was the scripture
given to us a long time ago and we had stood on this promise over the years and
have seen the Lord’s hand over all our projects and purposes as we walked in
obedience to do His work. We have overcome all challenges and mountains of
hindrances. Sometimes it was easy but at other times it was not so easy.
Some of the
challenges tested our faith for many years before we were able to complete it
but our God is faithful and He saw us through.
Nehemiah was
also one of the biblical leaders who experienced God’s calling and favour, he
said let us look forward and rebuild the wall so that we will no longer live in
disgrace. When Israel was defeated and taken into captivity for 70 years,
Jerusalem lay in ruins for the same 70 longs years and Israel was in shame in
the eyes of her enemies. But God did not want that to continue after the period
of punishment was fulfilled.
God did a
new work through Nehemiah and restored the glory of Israel and Jerusalem after
that.
Today, some
of us are also experiencing failure but let us not lose heart, God is still
restoring His people in His own time. Look at Israel today, it has been
restored to its former glory and Israel is strong and prosperous again.
If we want
to be restored in our life and ministry, all we need to do is to call out to
Him.
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