Nehemiah 7:5-60 Today’s devotion is an interesting one because it consist of 55 verses. At first I was like woah what a long passage to read but as I was reading, I recognized most of it were part of the census taken by Nehemiah. I like Nehemiah because of his administrative and organizational skills! He …

Nehemiah 6:15-7:4 The wall that Nehemiah and his people were rebuilding was finally complete. When all of their enemies heard about it, they were afraid and they also recognized this work was only accomplished with the help from God’s gracious hand. Now Nehemiah recognizing that the city that the wall is rebuilt around is small, …

Nehemiah 6:1-14 Nehemiah and his team were pretty much finished with rebuilding the wall. This would be the last opportunity for Sanballat, Tobias, and the enemies of Nehemiah to take action in order to stop the rebuilding of the wall. They attempted to arrange a meeting with Nehemiah but Nehemiah understood the meeting was a …

Nehemiah 5:14-19 Here we find an example of the humble servanthood of Nehemiah. This is an example of Christ within Nehemiah’s testimony. He could have taxed his people to support him and his endeavor just as his predecessors have done so but he chose not to. He knew that the people were already having a …

Nehemiah 4:1-14 As Nehemiah and the Jews were rebuilding the wall they faced opposition from Sanballat, Tobiah, and others. Nehemiah prayed and asked God to turn their insults back for the people worked extremely hard to rebuild the wall. When the wall was almost completed, they faced opposition and the people prayed to God every …

Nehemiah 3:15-32 Again like yesterday’s devotion, we see a list of names detailed by Nehemiah concerning their tasks and responsibilities. I’m quite impressed at how thorough the list is and it is obvious that Nehemiah was gifted with administration. He also gives credit to each person involved in the project. Important aspects of Nehemiah’s leadership …

Nehemiah 3:1-14 Today’s devotion reading includes a detailed list of all the individuals that helped with the rebuilding project. It gives an in-depth overview of how each group of people were given the responsibility of a specific task within the entire project. It would seem that each group of people that were given these different …

Nehemiah 2:11-20 After the king granted his request, Nehemiah set out for Jerusalem. He stayed there for three days without announcing his intentions. Nehemiah then went out at night to examine the walls of Jerusalem, which remained destroyed after the fire. Following his examination, he said to the Jewish leaders that Jerusalem was still in …

2 Thessalonians 2:13-3:5 Paul is showing his appreciation and gratitude to the Thessalonians. He reminds them of how they are saved by Jesus Christ and that we ought to share this truth with others. Paul encourages the Thessalonians to hold on their to their faith and remain steadfast. He is addressing sanctification here where he …

2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 While Paul was encouraging the church and showing appreciation for their steadfast faith, the Thessalonians were dealing with a weak point in their faith which was a false assumption that they were in the “day of the Lord” where God would enact wrath and judgment upon this world. Paul corrects the Thessalonians …