Nehemiah knew that more than rebuilding the wall was required. Revival (recommitment to God’s Word and way) was essential to put the people back on track more than restoring civic life.
He knew there would be no true or lasting success if God wasn’t at the center of his life and everyone he led.
The people he led were in need of the Word desperately. For him, to bring the people to a point of hunger and passion for the Word was essential to their well-being. Just rebuilding the walls would have been a failure if the people had been allowed to continue in ignorance and neglect of the way of God. They would have had to rebuild them again eventually.
There is a time to confront institutional sins but then people have to move forward. Nehemiah was wise to arrest the mourning and point the people to a preferred future. This takes effective leadership. We learn from the past and take a path forward to fulfill God’s destiny for us. We should do this joyfully.
By enlisting Ezra to inspire and inform the people, Nehemiah reveals his leadership skills even more. A leader needs other leaders to come alongside. He made use of all the gifted people that God had provided. A visionary is necessary but he or she needs to understand that they are not alone and don’t have all the gifts.
He knew there would be no true or lasting success if God wasn’t at the center of his life and everyone he led.
The people he led were in need of the Word desperately. For him, to bring the people to a point of hunger and passion for the Word was essential to their well-being. Just rebuilding the walls would have been a failure if the people had been allowed to continue in ignorance and neglect of the way of God. They would have had to rebuild them again eventually.
There is a time to confront institutional sins but then people have to move forward. Nehemiah was wise to arrest the mourning and point the people to a preferred future. This takes effective leadership. We learn from the past and take a path forward to fulfill God’s destiny for us. We should do this joyfully.
By enlisting Ezra to inspire and inform the people, Nehemiah reveals his leadership skills even more. A leader needs other leaders to come alongside. He made use of all the gifted people that God had provided. A visionary is necessary but he or she needs to understand that they are not alone and don’t have all the gifts.
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