Bible Verse of The Day – 10-23-20

Nehemiah 2:12 (NKJV) 12 Then I arose in the night, I and a few men with me; I told no one what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem; nor was there any animal with me, except the one on which I rode.

Nehemiah had a heart for God and His people.

He was devastated when he learned of the condition of Jerusalem, the holy city. Its walls had been destroyed and its gates had been burned. And the Jews there were in great distress.

Nehemiah had it in his heart to do something about this tragedy. But being a lowly cupbearer for King Artaxerxes, he wasn’t sure what he could do.

So, he approached the king and asked permission to leave and go to Jerusalem and gather men to help him rebuild the wall and repair the gates.

Nehemiah found favor with the king and was granted permission to go. So, he gathered men to take with him and then he left.

As he gathered men and the necessary materials, some others rose up in opposition to him. They didn’t want the walls of the city rebuilt, so they schemed and devised a plan to stop what he was going to do.

Nehemiah, however, used wisdom.

After being in Jerusalem 3 days, he arose in the night and took men with him to survey the damage to the wall.

You see, Nehemiah knew he was being opposed. He knew that riding out in the daylight to inspect the wall would only draw attention and may put him and the others at risk. So, he went at night, in secret.

God will do this for us. He will give us wisdom as to how He wants us to do things. He will warn us of danger. And He will show us how to circumvent that danger, laying to waste the plans of the enemy.

We just need to be careful to listen and obey His voice. We have to have the ability to hear Him and the will to obey Him, despite what it may cost us or how odd His instructions might seem to our minds sometimes.

And just as Nehemiah and his men overcame their opposers and completed the rebuilding of the wall, so will we accomplish whatever God places before us, provided we trust Him and obey!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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