We serve God differently under faith as opposed to discouragement. That’s why our enemy is so intent on discouraging us through critical voices.
Eliashib shows us that servant leadership isn’t a deluxe or supplemental version of leadership; according to Jesus, it’s the only kind of leadership.
Nehemiah considered the cost of obedience. He understood the kingdom of God always has its opposition.
We don’t have a resource problem as much as a vision problem. Too often we focus on the dilemma of our needs rather than the blueprints of God’s agenda.
As we begin a new devotional series in the book of Nehemiah, we meet a man who woke up one day, read the headlines, and it broke his heart. It was a divine interruption to Nehemiah’s norm.