"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 6:16
All of us have made alliances with people. We have picked our favorite sports teams, bands, political figures, movies etc... Every time we chose one side over the other - Bears vs. Colts; Democrat vs. Republican - we not only make new friends, we make new enemies.
When Nehemiah approached the Babylonian King about going back to Jerusalem to rebuild his hometown, he must have known that he was going to be making some enemies, but he didn't let that slow him down. He knew that ultimately he was not aligning himself with anyone but God. At the beginning of the project there may not have been many people who saw Nehemiah's real ally but by the end of the project it became undeniably clear - even to Nehemiah's enemies - that he had allied himself with God.
God is moving all around us, have you committed to join in with His work? Are you acting as a connector to the power of Christ in people's lives?
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