“Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, ‘Come and let us meet together at Hakkephirim in the plain of Ono. But they intended to do me harm.” Nehemiah 6:2
As long as you go about your Christian walk with a middle of the road attitude, you will be safe from the enemy.
Question: How do you feel about the previous sentence? For me, I do not want to be known as a middle of the road follower of Christ. I want to be a sold-out follower of Christ!!! I want to live my life with a genuine purpose because I love the one who has given me all that I have. I believe without a doubt this was the heart of Nehemiah.
In chapter six we see his heart, “And I sent messengers to them saying, “I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it, and come down to you.”
Think it through:
The context of Nehemiah six is this: “The work of repairing the walls is almost complete. All that is left is the hanging of the gates.” We notice the enemies escalated efforts to stop the work:
- The enemy tries to allure Nehemiah into a trap, Vs: 1
- The enemy attempts to slander Nehemiah, Vs: 2-4
- The enemy seeks to have Nehemiah killed, Vs: 16-19
To be honest, just one of these efforts usually stops most of us!!! But Nehemiah stays the course. Why does he stay the course: “Nehemiah knows the finish is was worth the fight!!!”
When it gets personal, only a right understanding of the finish will keep us in the fight. Our New Testament reading, Acts 16, teaches us this same truth.
Our takeaway:
- Do we believe the Kingdom of God is worth the fight? Check out Philippians 3:20-21
- Do we understand the purpose of tribulation in our lives? Check out Acts 14:27
- Do we understand we cannot be victorious in the fight unless we get personal? Check out Acts 18:9
Today, I am praying and believing that God’s work is worth the fight. Today I am believing that God is placing people in my path that are worth the fight.
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