The Narrow Way

When the wall was rebuilt and the people returned to their land,Nehemiah didn’t just see workershe saw worshipers.Because the work was never meant to be just laborit was meant to be praise in motion. Psalm 100:2 says,“Serve the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs.”Not serve Him with dread.Not serve Him with exhaustion Read more

In Nehemiah 7:3, after the wall was rebuilt,Nehemiah gave this instruction:“Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the gatekeepers are still on duty, have them shut the doors and bar them. Also appoint residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some near their own houses.” The Read more

When Nehemiah finished the wall,he didn’t settle in and say, “We’re done.”He appointed gatekeepers, singers, and Levites.Why?Because the wall was never the final goalit was preparation for what came next. Your rebuild was never meant to be the whole story.It was meant to position you for assignment. Isaiah 61:4 says,“They will rebuild the ancient ruins Read more

Nehemiah knew the work was donenot because every stone was perfect,but because the wall stood. Nehemiah 6:15 says,“So the wall was completed… in fifty-two days.”It was finished because the purpose had been fulfilled,not because it was flawless. Sometimes God’s “done” looks different from ours.We want the paint touched up,the floors swept,every crack filled.But God says,“The Read more

When Elisha received Elijah’s mantle,he didn’t just inherit a callinghe inherited a weight.A double portion isn’t just more powerit’s more responsibility,more accountability,and more temptation to think it’s about you. But the Kingdom measure of successisn’t how much you carryit’s how much of it you keep surrendered. Deuteronomy 8:18 reminds us,“Remember the Lord your God, for Read more

When Nehemiah rebuilt Jerusalem’s walls,he didn’t stop to wonder if it would happenhe built with the expectationthat what God started,God would finish. Philippians 1:6 says,“…He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” Expectation is not passive hope.It’s active faith.It’s showing up with a Read more