Today's readings are Nehemiah 2.11-20, 4.1-6 and 1 Timothy 2.1-15.
When Nehemiah went to Jerusalem he found the city in considerable disorder. The destruction was as bad as he had feared. The walls were damaged, the gates were torn down, the city had been burned, and the surrounding people were hostile to the idea of rebuilding Jerusalem. What did Nehemiah do? He went ahead, scouted out the territory, and began the building project. He had a mandate from his king and from the God of the Universe.
Sometimes we see the tasks our Lord has given us. When we look at those tasks and the challenges they present, the challenges seem to big. We don't imagine we can accomplish what the Lord has said. Yet we have a mandate from God. We know that our Lord Jesus Christ has promised that he will never leave us or forsake us, that he will be with us always, even to the end of the world. With confidence or without it, we remind ourselves of the truth of God's promise and we press on.
Is there a challenge you face today? Can you remember that the Lord understands all the details of that challenge and will enable you to be faithful to him in your work? It's what he has promised, and our Lord does not make promises lightly. Trust in the Lord.
When Nehemiah went to Jerusalem he found the city in considerable disorder. The destruction was as bad as he had feared. The walls were damaged, the gates were torn down, the city had been burned, and the surrounding people were hostile to the idea of rebuilding Jerusalem. What did Nehemiah do? He went ahead, scouted out the territory, and began the building project. He had a mandate from his king and from the God of the Universe.
Sometimes we see the tasks our Lord has given us. When we look at those tasks and the challenges they present, the challenges seem to big. We don't imagine we can accomplish what the Lord has said. Yet we have a mandate from God. We know that our Lord Jesus Christ has promised that he will never leave us or forsake us, that he will be with us always, even to the end of the world. With confidence or without it, we remind ourselves of the truth of God's promise and we press on.
Is there a challenge you face today? Can you remember that the Lord understands all the details of that challenge and will enable you to be faithful to him in your work? It's what he has promised, and our Lord does not make promises lightly. Trust in the Lord.
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Dave Spotts
blogging at http://capnsaltyslongvoyage.blogspot.com
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