Thursday, October 28, 2010

Nehemiah: Prayer, Planning and Preparation

Nehemiah wanted to rebuild the wall surrounding Jerusalem. Here are the problems he faced and overcame.

- He didn’t have the resources or the political backing he needed.

- He had non-Jewish enemies who were powerful and ridiculed him and plotted against him.

- He relied upon a volunteer labor force that was discouraged and poor and oppressed.

- He had Jewish enemies who fed information to his non-Jewish enemies and who conspired with them to bring him down.

Nehemiah was able to get the walls rebuilt in 52 days in spite of the great odds against him. He didn’t just pray about it but also planned and prepared. Let’s use that same formula to convert the world.

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