NEHEMIAH BECAME FAMOUS BY THINKING ABOUT "OTHERS "

NEHEMIAH BECAME FAMOUS BY THINKING ABOUT "OTHERS "
Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-4
Topic: Nehemiah Became Famous by Thinking about “OTHERS”

"The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace, That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I ASKED THEM CONCERNING THE JEWS that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. And they said unto me, the remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: THE WALL OF JERUSALEM ALSO IS Broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire. And it came to pass, WHEN I HEARD THESE WORDS, I SAT DOWN AND WEPT that, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven."
Nehemiah 1:1-4

The story of Nehemiah and his place amongst the heroes of the Bible, started with his burden for the far away broken walls of Jerusalem. Your rise to fame will begin when you develop a burden for something else apart from your personal life. You will become a national hero when you can bring yourself to stop thinking about your own needs and start thinking about other people’s issues.   

Thinking about others is the key to having a fulfilled life. Your life will be far richer because you think about others. Almost everyone who became famous did so because he thought about others. Nehemiah was no exception to this rule. Nehemiah became the world famous builder of the walls of Jerusalem because he thought of others. If he had not thought of others, he would have passed away from this world without our ever having known of the name ‘Nehemiah’.  

Nehemiah was having a good time in the palace of the king of Shushan. He was living in the palace and he had a good job as the cupbearer of the king. Most people would be happy to live on peacefully, thanking God that they had escaped the difficulty of being prisoners of war.  

Even though Nehemiah was okay, he was still thinking about others. Nehemiah was so burdened by the broken walls of Jerusalem that it showed on his face. At work, his boss noticed a change in his demeanour.

"Wherefore the king said unto me, why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid, and said unto the king, let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?"
Nehemiah 2:2-3

It is time to be burdened and troubled with our backslidden modern church. The spiritual walls of the church are down and there is much desolation all over the church world. Missionaries are not sent out any more! Few people preach about salvation! Unsaved souls are not precious to the average pastor! The church is preaching about money, success and wealth instead of preaching about Jesus Christ and His blood. The defenses of the church are down and false religions are taking over territories that were once completely Christianised. When will there be men of God who will be burdened with the broken down walls of the church? A mighty spiritual restoration has taken place in your life when you are burdened with things that do not concern your personal welfare. 

Sadly, many pastors are not burdened about the state of the church. You can only care for “others” when the burden comes from your heart. When you are troubled from within it is difficult to hide it. It shows on your face. Everyone can see that you are burdened and troubled about something. Unfortunately, many priests do the work of God without a genuine burden for the people.

It is time to care about other churches! It is time to love all the people of God, not just those in your little world!

Credits: Excerpt from
Others
Bishop Dag Heward- Mills

Comments

  1. Irene28 July 2022 at 05:47

    Unsaved are the spiritual walls of the church, these walls are down and we must be broken to reach out to them.

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