PlayStop Popout X It is always interesting when the enemies who oppose you on every front, suddenly want to join with you in your endeavors. Nehemiah experiences this with his constant enemies: Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian. The enemy often has the philosophy, “If you cannot defeat them, join them and strive to defeat…
PlayStop Popout X Nehemiah has proven to be a steadfast leader as he and the Israelites faced opposition from abroad. They stood fearless in the face of exhaustion, frustration, and opposition. Now Nehemiah was being called upon to address grievances at home. He had developed and activated a well-designed plan against the opposition from enemies,…
PlayStop Popout X Nehemiah has proven to be a steadfast leader as he and the Israelites faced opposition from abroad. They stood fearless in the face of exhaustion, frustration, and opposition. Now Nehemiah was being called upon to address grievances at home. He had developed and activated a well-designed plan against the opposition from enemies,…
PlayStop Popout X There are still things worth fighting for in America. We must fight for our homes, churches, and our testimonies. As we continue our study in Nehemiah 4, we find the people are willing to fight for the cause of Christ. Nehemiah needed to motivate the people to overcome some things that often…
PlayStop Popout X The halfway point in any project proves to be a critical time. The excitement of doing the project is waning, the work of the project is front and center, and the completion of the project is still a ways off. Satan chooses to use this time to attack Nehemiah and his workers.…
PlayStop Popout X Chapters 4 to 6 describe at least nine different tactics that the opposition used to try to stop the work on the walls. They attacked the Jewish people with derision (4:1-6) and designed intimidation (4:7-9). This resulted in difficulties within the Jewish ranks: discouragement (4:10), dread (4:11-23), and deceitful covetousness (5:1-19). When…
PlayStop Popout X Nehemiah demonstrates his faith in God as he begins to encounter opposition to the work God had called him to do. No matter what you are doing for the cause of Christ, the Devil will make sure you encounter opposition. Whether it is opposition to the work necessary to please God in…
PlayStop Popout X How is never a problem for God! We know that in our mind, but when the moment of testing comes, and we cannot see how, we are caused to doubt in our heart what we know to be true in our mind. Nehemiah was convinced of what God wanted him to do.…
PlayStop Popout X When people are obedient to God’s commands, God blesses their effort. God’s blessing always gets the attention of the Devil who is constantly seeking to destroy God’s work and to bring a reproach to God’s name. Nehemiah knew that the local officials, who were Satan’s tools to frustrate the people of God…
PlayStop Popout X Martin Luther once said, “Faith is a living, daring confidence in God’s grace. It is so sure and certain that a man could stake his life on it a thousand times.” Nehemiah has prayed night and day for months on this issue of the walls being in ruin. We sometimes think faith…