This is probably the most significant and strategic passage in the book of Nehemiah for prayer strategy. In this chapter we not only see the leadership required for a unified corporate prayer strategy, but we learn about the enemy’s tactics.
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Do Something, Together
Nehemiah demonstrates how a leader needs to be actively involved. The “rubbish”, in Hebrew, it’s the only occurrence of this word. The next nearest translation means “rubble”, “dust”, “debris”. The picture in my mind is like what ground zero looked like after 911. There was so much, that it took so many, many people so long to clear it. I imagine the workers at the beginning full of strength and patriotism for their country. Then after months, and years, see the heaps upon heaps still staring at them in the face can feel like a dent has hardly been made.
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Nehemiah's Opposition
As surely as God places a calling on your life, opposition will come. But what if opposition isn't meant to stop you, what if it's meant to strengthen you? In this study of Nehemiah chapters 4–6, we look at how one man's unshakeable focus in the face of ridicule, conspiracy, and false prophecy reveals a timeless blueprint for every believer facing resistance. If you're in a season where everything seems to be pushing back, this is for you.
There is a difference between "good" and "God". I have good ideas all the time, seriously, I do. I have great ideas, in fact the problem is that I have so many ideas I have to really sort through them and ask, “Is this a good idea, or a God idea?” all the time. Nehemiah prayed, fasted, went to his leader, and had much confirmation before the opposition came.
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