Devotion:
Read Nehemiah 2:17-18; 6:15-16.
The book of Nehemiah tells us the story of a Jewish man over 400 years before the time of Jesus. He was in exile in Persia, serving the king as a cupbearer. In that position, he would be highly trusted by the king. After getting word that the few Jewish people living in Jerusalem were “in great trouble and disgrace” and the walls and gates of the city had been destroyed, he asks for and receives permission from the king to go to Jerusalem and rebuild those walls. We read in these verses that the project was completed in less than two months.
In these times of change in which we live, this story brings this question to my mind: If you could totally “rebuild” your life, what would you still include and what would you leave out? Would you use your time differently? Are there habits and routines you have allowed to creep into your everyday life that need to go? Are there other habits and routines that need to be included? Would you change how you use other resources you have? Are there some relationships that need to be stopped and others that need to be started or strengthened? How might you better care for yourself spiritually and physically?
Nehemiah saw a need to rebuild Jerusalem and was guided and blessed by God to do so. How might God be guiding you to rebuild you?
Personal Worship Option:
List five things you would do if you were going to “rebuild” you? (Of course, you can add more to the list if you like.) What is keeping you from doing these things?
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