Chapters 9-12 follow the series of steps Nehemiah and Ezra led the people through in order to honor God for the mighty work He had done through them. They provide a picture of the steps we should take anytime we fall in our efforts to maintain our sexual purity. These four R’s will help you [...]
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May 27, 2008
9.1 Keeping Your Walls Strong
When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled in their towns, all the people assembled as one man in the square before the Water Gate. They told Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel.
So on the first day of [...]
April 16, 2008
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. [...]
March 3, 2008
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 [...]
January 25, 2008
2:5 Man of Action
When he heard about the walls and gates of Jerusalem, Nehemiah went into action. He didn’t recklessly set off to fix the problem. He started on his knees, seeking the Lord’s leading.
As men, our first response to a problem typically isn’t prayer. Doesn’t seem decisive enough. We want to do something active with measurable results.
Prayer [...]
