Repairers of the Breach (2/6/23)

Nehemiah 3

NEHEMIAH

4/1/2023

Read: Nehemiah 3 (AMP)
Biblical Lesson…

In Nehemiah 3, the builders and what portion of the wall they repaired are listed. If we stop and think about this chapter, it appears to be more of historical notation than a possible lesson given by the Lord.  Amazingly, it's both. It is both historical and a form of type and shadow.

Note that these repairers come from every walk of life. These builders included nobles, priests, government officials, goldsmiths, perfumers, merchants, man or woman, men of Jericho or Mizpah, men from Gibeon or Meronthon, or residents of Jerusalem. God put the willingness in their hearts and the steadfastness to do their part in ministering to his people through repairing the physical breaches to Jerusalem. They ALL worked together on the repairs.

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In the same way, in the New Testament, Jesus draws people from all walks of life to be his disciples and to minister to those in need. We see fishermen, tax collectors, soldiers, prostitutes, men, women, children, net-makers, Pharisees, businessmen, centurion (military), doctors, Romans, Jews and scholars. To Jesus, it was a matter of faith in Jesus as seen in what he says to John in Mark 9:38-40.

Today's Version…

What is your gifting or talents? Who are you? What do you do as a job/career? Where do you live? There are no excuses about not being able to minister to others in need or to be a "repairer of a breach" when in faith you are led by God to do so.  Look who was led to do so in Nehemiah 3 or Mark 9:38-40. The lesson is that God equips you for the assignment whether you feel qualified or not.

What to do…

The greatest difficulty for us is to "know" what the Lord is calling us to do.  So, your application toward this lesson this week is: 

  1. Set aside 20 minutes each day this week in uninterrupted silence to meditate using Proverbs 3:5-6 in a personalized way as a prayer for guidance; 

  2. Journal during the 20 minutes; and 

  3. Read your journal entry the following day. What did you learn?