Nehemiah 6:1-19
September 1, 2024 • Mark Chua • Nehemiah 6
As followers of The Lord in Christ, God has not only saved us, but called us into participation in the work that He is doing in the world. God Himself has prepared this work for His people (Ephesians 2:10), and throughout Scripture, the Lord promises to bless His work, bless His people as they seek to accomplish His work, and prosper and establish work done for Him. Followers of Christ affirm and believe those truths, and yet there are times while serving that our experience doesn ’t line up with what we know to be true. Even in the midst of participating in the Lord’s work, we may experience discouragement, from ourselves (our flesh), from others (the world), and from the devil. How can we remain faithful to continue participating in the Lord’s work, when we might interpret a discrepancy between what we know to be true and our felt experience? In chapter 6, Nehemiah and God’s people enter into the completion phase of rebuilding Jerusalem’s wall. And even at that time, opposition against the work continues to attempt to discourage and discredit him. By observing Nehemiah, we understand how we can remain faithful in continuing the work the Lord has laid in front of us, even in the midst of opposing forces. By continuing in the Lord’s work, we bear witness to the Goodness and Character of our God.
