11.6 Ferret Out the Criminals

In those days I saw men in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, together with wine, grapes, figs and all other kinds of loads. And they were bringing all this into Jerusalem on the Sabbath. Therefore I warned them against selling food on that day. Men [...]

9.2 Wall Fortification

Another essential way to keep your walls strong is to stay in the Scriptures daily. It’s the sword of the Spirit, which you can use both offensively and defensively to defeat the Enemy. Nehemiah knew the power of Scripture to change hearts and make the people more like God.

Many men have told me that [...]

7.3 To Whom Do We Confess?

Confessing our sin to God is one thing. Confessing to people is often a very different thing. God loves us unconditionally. Very few on this earth will be able or interested in loving us at that level. What makes it more difficult is that sexual sins shock people. For these reasons, confessions should be handled [...]

5.18 Dig the Well Before You Need the Water

The key to a good defensive strategy is to prayerfully dig the well before you need the water. In other words, don’t wait until the moment of temptation to decide how you will handle it. That’s much too late. In the moment, you are weak and believing all the lies that the Enemy is selling.

You [...]

5.7 Post a Guard

So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart.

But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the men of Ashdod heard that the repairs to Jerusalem’s walls had gone ahead and that the gaps were being closed, they were very angry. [...]

4:7 A Vested Interest

Adjoining this, Jedaiah son of Harumaph made repairs opposite his house…Beside him, Hashabiah, ruler of half the district of Keilah, carried out repairs for his district. The repairs next to him were made by the priests from the surrounding region…Beyond them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs in front of their house; and next to them, [...]

3:8 Strength in Numbers

If you’re going to gain victory in the battle for sexual purity, you need other godly men and a supportive wife to help you.  Ecclesiastes 4 tells us:

Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up.  But pity the man [...]

3:7 Enlist Help

Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace.”  I also told them about the gracious hand of my God upon me and what [...]