Nehemiah works, with the help of God, for
the poor of the people (Nehemiah 5:19). The enemies of Nehemiah
continued to oppose the work of rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. When
they came with their criticisms, Nehemiah refused to be distracted. He
kept on working (Nehemiah 6:3). Work on the city walls was completed.
The critics were silenced - “When all our enemies heard about this, all
the surrounding nations were afraid and lost their self-confidence.” God
was glorified - “They realized we had done this work with the help of
our God” (Nehemiah 6:19). The situation of God’s people today is still
the same as it was in Nehemiah’s day. To rebuild the “walls” of God’s
work, we must overcome determined opposition.
"The Son of Man came to save the lost" (Matthew 18:11). In Matthew 18:12-13, Jesus speaks about sheep. He's really speaking about us. He is the Shepherd. We are His sheep. Sheep wander away from the shepherd. We wander away from the Lord. The shepherd looks for the lost sheep. Jesus has come to seek for us and find us. He brings us home to God, our Father. Through His saving grace, we receive new life - a life in which we rejoice in our great Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. He delivers us from the condemnation, which our sin has brought upon us. He brings us into the knowledge of His forgiveness. This Gospel of salvation changes us. It teaches us to live in the power of God's love. Jesus speaks about "the Kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 19:12,23), "the Kingdom of God" (Matthew 19:14,24) and "eternal life" (Matthew 19:29). Jesus' way of thinking and living is so very different from the world's way of thinking and living. He chall...
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