Friday, May 17, 2013

Come, let us rebuild the wall of faith and we will no longer be in disgrace

Nehemiah 2:10-20
First step Nehemiah did is went to see the situation of the ruined well of Jerusalem at night after he arrived there three days later.
He said nothing what he was doing to anyone that night.
Then Nehemiah said to them, the Jews, priests, nobles, officials and others who would be doing the work, "Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem and we will no longer be in disgrace.
They replied, "Let us start rebuilding."
But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite and Geshem the Arab heard about it, they mocked and ridiculed us.
Sanballat as "governor of Samaria" and the Jewish name Tobiah is borne by a powerful family in Ammon for centuries to come. Geshem: tribal chief of Kedar in north Arabia.
Nehemiah answered them, "The God of heaven will give us success. We his servants will.. but as for you, you have no share in Jerusalem or any claim or historic right to it."
On arrival in Jerusalem Nehemiah mentions his pans to no one until he has made a secret personal inspection of the city.
Why?
Before understand the mission situation, don't need to say anything to others. It will make many quarrel or argument.
Nehemiah knew what he will doing and how the Lord have mission and mercy with him.
His work is not himself along, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, it is a team work, he leads all Jews to do the rebuilding.
We his servant, Nehemiah look himself equal right as other Jews, even he was came from the king with authority over them.
The ruined situation is a symbol of disgrace, let us no longer be in disgrace. Rebuild the faith in the people of Jerusalem.
How?
Doing the work of God, 1)understand the situation of the working place, plan what and how to do 2)ask others work together to work for the same mission- no longer be in disgrace.
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*** My wife Allison gave me the words that the Lord answer to her, where I will go? I am peaceful and faithful to leave US.

Jeremiah 51;9 “‘We would have healed Babylon, but she cannot be healed; let us leave her and each go to our own land, for her judgment reaches to the skies, it rises as high as the heavens.’
Ezekiel 3:5 You are not being sent to a people of obscure speech and strange language, but to the people of Israel
Ezekiel 3: 9-11  I will make your forehead like the hardest stone, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or terrified by them, though they are a rebellious people.” 10 And he said to me, “Son of man, listen carefully and take to heart all the words I speak to you. 11 Go now to your people in exile and speak to them. Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says,’ whether they listen or fail to listen.



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