Category: Daily Devotion

And all the people gathered as one man into the square before the Water Gate. And they told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses that the Lord had commanded Israel. Nehemiah‬ ‭8‬:‭1‬ ‭- As a preacher and as a disciple who truly has found a passion for God’s Word,…

  I gave my brother Hanani and Hananiah the governor of the castle charge over Jerusalem, for he was a more faithful and God-fearing man than many. Nehemiah 7:2 – While we certainly give Nehemiah applause for stepping up to the call God laid on his heart to rebuild the wall, if we were to rewind the story…

  Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, “Come and let us meet together at Hakkephirim in the plain of Ono.” But they intended to do me harm. Nehemiah 6:2 – We see within this chapter Nehemiah had a gift from the Lord every believer today should seek to have…discernment. Our chapter shows the work of…

  Now there arose a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brothers. Nehemiah 5:1 – At the core of this chapter we are seeing disunity in the people of Israel over money. Due to famine, due to the king’s taxes, due to high interest rates, and due to working so much…

  And our enemies said, “They will not know or see till we come among them and kill them and stop the work.” Nehemiah 4:11 – Wonderfully as we saw in the last chapter the people of Israel had chosen to begin the rebuilding of the wall around Jerusalem. They even got all the way…

  After him the Tekoites repaired another section opposite the great projecting tower as far as the wall of Ophel. Nehemiah 3:27 – While reading this chapter it can be easy to skim through all the difficult names, see the common theme of each of these names. They all got to work. While having different giftings,…

  Then I came to the governors of the province Beyond the River and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent with me officers of the army and horsemen. Nehemiah 2:9 – Nehemiah was made aware of the horrible state the walls around Jerusalem were in. We see that he prayed for months…

  And they said to me, “The remnant there in the province who had survived the exile is in great trouble and shame. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are destroyed by fire.” Nehemiah 1:3 – Many decades earlier a remnant of Israel was blessed with being able to return to Jerusalem after the…

  Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, “I have no pleasure in them” Ecclesiastes 12:1 – For anyone studying Ecclesiastes, chapter 12 is the one you want to reach for Solomon finally leans into the truth we hold fast…

  He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap. Ecclesiastes 11:4 – Soon to be closing out his book, Solomon is giving some last statements of wisdom. Here the king looks at the example of a farmer who is only looking at the wind and the…