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Our Strength — Part 1
“For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands” (Nehemiah 6:9).
Nehemiah was doing the work of the Lord in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem. Day after day, week after week, he toiled. But just because we are serving the Lord, it doesn’t mean that it is going to be easy. Nehemiah soon found out that he had a crafty enemy by the name of Sanballat. This man and his cohorts tried many ways to discourage and stop the work.
However, in today’s verse we find that Nehemiah prays and asks the Lord to strengthen his hands. If it had been me, I might have asked the Lord to remove the enemy and give him what I thought he deserved. Or I might have asked Him to give the job to someone else more capable. I might have even asked for a miracle-shortcut so things would get done in a supernatural way without all the sweat and tears.
But no, this man of God asked for strength to press on, even in the face of the enemy and hard, mundane work. It is thrilling to see how God comes in when we are helpless, and all seems hopeless. Remember, “The Lord is the strength of His people” (Psalm 28:8).
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