Category: Nehemiah

Nehemiah’s building project certainly caught the devil’s attention. Here God’s People were rebuilding the walls to protect God’s temple, and Satan couldn’t have that! So he marshalled his minions to threaten and intimidate Nehemiah and the Jews as they laboured on the walls. This episode teaches us the reality of spiritual attack but also the…

Nehemiah’s arrival in Jerusalem was followed by careful, and quiet, planning. It was only when Nehemiah had his plan ready that he explained the reason he had been sent, and called on God’s People in Judah to join him in the work. The sign-up sheet was passed around, but who would write their name down?

Nehemiah’s actions show how his experience of God’s good hand caused him to trust God more. Even so, Nehemiah knew the world he lived in, and was sensible in his approach and bold in his leadership. Jesus, on a divine mission to repair the relationship between God and man, was the same. Nehemiah’s example encourages…

In Chapter 1 we were introduced to Nehemiah as a man of prayer. Confronted by the defenceless state of Jerusalem, Nehemiah turned to the Lord in prayer. He acknowledged both the sinfulness of God’s people (and their just judgement), but also God’s goodness and promises to them. Nehemiah prayed that God would answer his prayer…

The book of Nehemiah introduces us to the man, and his personal character. But most importantly, it introduces us to a man of prayer. Nehemiah’s concern for God’s Kingdom is reflected in his persistent and humble prayer, an example that encourages us to regularly approach God’s throne with our own requests. The Book of Nehemiah…