When Opposition Rises Up
When Opposition Rises Up
But it so happened, when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, that he was furious and very indignant, and mocked the Jews. —Nehemiah 4:1
No sooner did Nehemiah return to Jerusalem and begin rebuilding the wall than opposition rose against him. In an attempt to stop the work, Sanballat and Tobiah ridiculed Nehemiah. But Nehemiah’s response to their mockery was prayer.
Seeing that mockery didn’t work, their next move was to plan secret attacks against those building the wall. So Nehemiah instructed workers to set a continuous watch against them. The first step is always prayer—and then we act. Prayer is never a substitution for taking practical measures. You may say, “Well, I have prayed and I just have faith that the Lord will take care of things.” But the Bible tells us that faith without works is dead.
** In order for faith to be valid, it has to lead to action.
Paul warned Titus that those who live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. Whenever you make a stand for God, or seek to do the work of God, opposition will rise up and seek to defeat you. When it does, we need to pray and ask God to guide us in a course of action, and then we need to take steps to rebuild our walls and set guards around them.
*Now is the time to wake up and gird ourselves. we are losing America. The economy is undergoing a controlled demolition. LOOK AROUND SAINT!
Father, we realize the walls have been broken down. Help us to have the courage to stand against ridicule and mockery. And Lord, may we determine in our heart to build those walls of defense again. In Jesus’ name, amen.
PS Current Bible Prophecy update w Pastor JD Farag: “Good News and Bad News”
https://www.jdfarag.org/bible-prophecy * If you wish to really know what is going on.
PSS So what should I do you ask? Make sure you have salvation. Get close to the Lord. Read your bible. Pray. Forgive. Share your faith. Disciple a young person. Volunteer at church. *Soon we Christians will stand face to face with Jesus at the Bema Seat. Non Christians will face God at the Great White throne judgement. Don’t show up with regrets! A wise man taught me not to focus on what I can’t do. But focus on something I CAN do to serve God. Therein lies your ministry!
YBIC,
Dan Shock
FloridaMarketplaceMinistry.com
Perspective on Kingdom Work: “Thinking Lost”
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