Encouraged by this man of God:
My imaginary conversation (1-sided) with him.
Chapter 6 - "Okay, Nehemiah. People want to kill you and destroy your credibility and all that you are laboring for. That's pretty serious. What are you going to do?"
Chapter 7:1-4 - "So . . . the news isn't getting any better, Nehemiah. Your people are vulnerable to being attacked by your enemies. What are you going to do? It's about time you hit the panic button!"
Chapter 7:5-73 - "Seriously?! You're making a list!? A list of everyone who is with you!?"
Chapter 8 - "Seriously?!! You're reading the Bible out loud to everyone??! You really think that's gonna solve everything? Wow, Nehemiah. That's clever."
End of Chapter 8 - "Okay. Point well taken."
Nehemiah was courageous. He did some crazy stuff and I wouldn't have wanted to mess with him. Perhaps the most courageous thing he did, though, was that he actually believed that the Word of God was exactly what was needed to sustain, provide, and protect the people of God.
I'm hoping to be like Nehemiah- and trust the Word to produce fruit & perseverance in our people's lives.
The guy from Kenya- his name is Nehemiah. Probably a different Nehemiah than the one in the Bible- but his name is identical. Boom. Relevance served.
Good stuff. You should create a whole conversation where the two of you go to dinner. It'd be funny to see what you guys would talk about.
ReplyDeleteI'll work on that, Rob. I would love to take Nehemiah to dinner. Who would you take to dinner?
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