Day 2

Scripture to Read: Nehemiah 2:11-12

Nehemiah arrived in Jerusalem along with the military escort the king provided and all of the lumber and materials needed to rebuild the wall. There is no doubt people would be wondering why they were there in Jerusalem. We read in Nehemiah 2:11 that Nehemiah and everyone with him had been in Jerusalem for three days. We also read in Nehemiah 2:12 that Nehemiah had told no one about the plans God had laid on his heart. Sometimes it is much better not to share the plans God has given you, but simply go and carry those plans out as God has directed. Jesus makes this clear in Matthew 6:2-4 “So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.” Nehemiah simply wanted to serve God by serving his fellow Israelites by getting the wall rebuilt as God had laid on his heart to do. God wants us to do the same as Nehemiah and as He said in Matthew 6, He wants us serving but we need to make sure that all glory goes to Him.

Challenge & Application

1. What did God teach you today about serving others? 2. Who do you know who is in need and how will you serve them this week?

Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!

Devotionals from this week

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Day 1

God works in miraculous ways in our lives every day. Sometimes, as believers, we begin to think that we should not have to face struggles, tests, or trials if we are in God’s will. If we are walking through a trial, we think we must have done something wrong or that we are doing something wrong. But, as God has taught us throughout His Word, ...

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Day 2

Nehemiah arrived in Jerusalem along with the military escort the king provided and all of the lumber and materials needed to rebuild the wall. There is no doubt people would be wondering why they were there in Jerusalem. We read in Nehemiah 2:11 that Nehemiah and everyone with him had been in Jerusalem for three days. We also read in Nehemiah...

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Day 3

When God lays a burden on our hearts, we need to seek His direction and discernment. We know that during the four months that Nehemiah prayed about the burden God had given him to rebuild the wall in Jerusalem, God also gave Nehemiah a clear vision of how to do it. We read in Nehemiah 2:13-15 that Nehemiah went out at night to examine the wal...

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Day 4

After surveying the wall of Jerusalem and the gates, we read that Nehemiah had kept his surveying expedition pretty secret. No one knew where Nehemiah had gone or what he had been doing. We know Nehemiah had been checking on the extent of the damage to the wall and the gates. The word used in Nehemiah 2:13 and Nehemiah 2:15 is the word “inspe...

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Day 5

We read in Nehemiah 2:17 that Nehemiah told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the officials, and the rest who would do the work the huge job that lay before them. Nehemiah was honest and told these people the bad news, that the situation they were in was grim, that Jerusalem was desolate, and that the gates had all been burned by fire. Now, ...

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Day 6

Wherever God is at work, we must remember that the spiritual forces of darkness will also be at work (Ephesians 6:12). We read in Nehemiah 2:19 that Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem began to mock and despise Nehemiah and the Israelites who were part of the rebuilding project. Remember back in Nehemiah 2:10 that Sanballat and Tobiah were very dis...

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Day 7

When faced with the spiritual battles of this life each day, we must be sure of our foundation in Christ and His Word. As we saw in yesterday’s devotion, Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem were mocking and looking down upon Nehemiah and the others who were rebuilding the wall and the gates around Jerusalem. Interestingly, Sanballat, Tobiah, and Ge...

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