Nehemiah  – DISCERNING DECEIT

Read: Nehemiah 6:10-13 Nehemiah is offered a plan of escape from his enemies, but it involves hiding in the most sacred place in the temple, a place where only the high priest was allowed to enter on special ceremonial days. While the plan seemed innocent enough, God...

Nehemiah  – SEEKING STRENGTH FOR THE TASK

Read: Nehemiah 6:5-9 It becomes terribly frustrating when you are constantly being dogged by your enemies. In one instance, it is insults. In another, it is petty skirmishes and in yet another, it is lies, deceit and intimidation. Many of us would crack under such...

Nehemiah  – FOILING THE ENEMY’S TACTICS

Read: Nehemiah 6:1-4 If you think temptation will go away simply because you resisted once, think again! Your enemies are not easily deterred and they will come after you using different forms of deception. Sanballat and the others tried four times to ambush and...

Nehemiah  – LEADING BY EXAMPLE

Read: Nehemiah 5:16-19 Nehemiah worked alongside the people as the wall was being built. Not only did he refuse to benefit from the allowances given to him as governor, but he also did not use any loopholes to purchase property. His goal was to complete the wall, and...

Nehemiah – ACTING IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST

Read: Nehemiah 5:14-15 While prayer was a huge part of Nehemiah’s life, he had several character traits that made him the wise and disciplined leader that he was. The writer of Proverbs says: “Respect and obey the LORD! This is the beginning of wisdom” (9.10a). During...