Nehemiah had received word in Persia, while serving King Artaxerxes, that the walls around the city of Jerusalem were still lying in ruin. This troubled him. A city without walls was a city without respect. The temple in Jerusalem had been rebuilt, but the walls were still in heaps.
Nehemiah sensed direction from the LORD to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the walls. The task was like a mountain. It was much larger than Nehemiah could handle on his own and would be met with significant opposition. This did not stop Nehemiah. He proceeded forward with much prayer and dependence upon God. His heart is seen in this key prayer, “O God, strengthen my hands.”
As we open up another year, we continue to embrace the task that God has given to us — to go into all the world and preach the Gospel. Related to this task is our personal growth, the raising of our families in the nurture and admonition of the Lord and our functioning part within the body of the church. The task is like a mountain. It is much larger than us and there will be opposition. Without the strength of God, we cannot succeed.
Collectively, may our sincere prayer be, “O God, strengthen my hands.”
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