Nehemiah’s Recovery Process
Repent
Nehemiah 1:6-7 (NIV)
…..I confess the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father's house, have committed against you. We have acted very wickedly toward you. We have not obeyed the commands, decrees and laws you gave your servant Moses.
Survey the Ruins
Nehemiah 2:13 (NIV)
…..examining the walls of Jerusalem, which had been broken down, and its gates, which had been destroyed by fire.
Face the Challenge
Nehemiah 2:17-20 (NIV)
Then I said to them, "You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace." I also told them about the gracious hand of my God upon me and what the king had said to me. They replied, "Let us start rebuilding." So they began this good work. But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official and Geshem the Arab heard about it, they mocked and ridiculed us. "What is this you are doing?" they asked. "Are you rebelling against the king?" I answered them by saying, "The God of heaven will give us success.
Remove the Rubbish
Nehemiah 4:10 (NIV)
….. "The strength of the labourers is giving out, and there is so much rubble that we cannot rebuild the wall."
Build & Stand Guard
Nehemiah 4:17-18 (NIV)
….. Those who carried materials did their work with one hand and held a weapon in the other, and each of the builders wore his sword at his side as he worked. But the man who sounded the trumpet stayed with me.
Repent
Nehemiah 1:6-7 (NIV)
…..I confess the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father's house, have committed against you. We have acted very wickedly toward you. We have not obeyed the commands, decrees and laws you gave your servant Moses.
Survey the Ruins
Nehemiah 2:13 (NIV)
…..examining the walls of Jerusalem, which had been broken down, and its gates, which had been destroyed by fire.
Face the Challenge
Nehemiah 2:17-20 (NIV)
Then I said to them, "You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace." I also told them about the gracious hand of my God upon me and what the king had said to me. They replied, "Let us start rebuilding." So they began this good work. But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official and Geshem the Arab heard about it, they mocked and ridiculed us. "What is this you are doing?" they asked. "Are you rebelling against the king?" I answered them by saying, "The God of heaven will give us success.
Remove the Rubbish
Nehemiah 4:10 (NIV)
….. "The strength of the labourers is giving out, and there is so much rubble that we cannot rebuild the wall."
Build & Stand Guard
Nehemiah 4:17-18 (NIV)
….. Those who carried materials did their work with one hand and held a weapon in the other, and each of the builders wore his sword at his side as he worked. But the man who sounded the trumpet stayed with me.
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