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{{DOD-May}}
Whenever [[God]] wants to get a job done, He chooses a man who is willing. [[God]] cannot use a man who is not willing to serve!
The walls of [[Jerusalem]] had been ruined, a small remnant had returned, and there was much work that needed to be done. In 536 b.c., Zerubbabel and Joshua had taken 50,000 [[Jews]] back and had (by 516 b.c.) rebuilt the Temple. In 457 b.c., there had been a small revival under [[Ezra]] , but it was now 445 b.c., and [[God]] was looking for a man to go to the ruined city and restore safety and order. Nehemiah was to be that man. Notice how Nehemiah approached the work. He prayed for the work in chapter 1; he prepared for the work in chapter 2; he prospered in the work in chapter 3; and in chapter 4 he faced the enemy. Whenever a man of [[God]] is doing the work of [[God]], there will always be opposition. Many times a man of weak [[faith]] and purpose will quit, but a man of strength and confidence will overcome the opposition and finish the task. Nehemiah was such a man.
In chapter 4 Nehemiah faces ridicule, discouragement, and fear; yet in face of opposition from within and without the city, he won the [[victory]] because he trusted in [[God]]. [[Satan]] would have loved to see Nehemiah leave the wall and get involved in a dispute with Sanballat, but Nehemiah did not fall into [[Satan]]'s trap. He was truly a man following the leadership of [[God]], for he paid very little attention to the complaining of the people. He just kept on building, watching, and praying!
