Nehemiah chapter two ...

The answer to our needs is always God. If God doesn’t move then it doesn’t matter. Nehemiah was in a place that if God didn’t come through then he was doomed. God comes through. One of the greatest lessons a leader must learn is that their lives are an example for others to follow. How we react and how desperate for God we become sets an example for others to follow. Nehemiah’s call was still in his heart alone but his dependence on God in the secret of his call became an example of us to follow today.

When we set out to being renewal to people then opposition will come. Three godless leaders emerge to stand against Nehemiah. These leaders were not worshippers of God and had no interest in seeing the walls rebuilt. In fact the rebuilding of the walls would erode their personal power. Even though they were a part of the community of those living in Jerusalem they were not apart of the community of faith. Through this passage I felt God speaking to me about leaders who might be a part of the church but are really not saved. If a leader is to lead renewal then only the redeemed will respond. If a leader knows that the call of God in his life is based on God’s revelation through his word then those who stand against it might not really be saved. I have seen so many pastors stop leading because of church leaders who are churched but not saved. Resistance to the movement of God is a sign of lost ness or carnality. Expect opposition!