Hanani, one of my brothers, came from Judah with some other men, and I questioned them about the Jewish remnant that survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem. They said to me, “Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.” When I
these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.—Nehemiah 1:1-4
The king said to me, “What is it you
?” —Nehemiah 2:4
What makes you mad?
What makes you sad?
What makes you glad?
yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: —Psalms 37:4-5
So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of Elul, in fifty-two days. When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and lost their self-confidence, because they realized that this work had been done with the help of our God. —Nehemiah 6:15-16
• Don’t
Instead, they
in their tents and refused to obey the LORD. —Psalms 106:25 NLT
When you talk, do not say harmful things, but say what people need—words that will
others become stronger. Then what you say will do good to those who listen to you. —Ephesians 4:29 (NCV)
• Do
“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be
with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own? —Luke 16:10-12 NIV
• Keep a good
Do not be
for the joy of the Lord is your strength. —Nehemiah 8:10 NLT
You must have the same
that Christ Jesus had. —Philippians 2:5 NLT
•
Do all you can to live a peaceful life. Take care of your own business, and do your own work as we have already told you. If you do, then people who are not believers will respect you, and you will not have to depend on others for what you need. —1 Thessalonians 4:11 -12 NCV