"I'm Doing a Great Work; I Can't Come Down"

Nehemiah 5; Nehemiah 6; Psalm 146; Luke 24
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"I'm Doing a Great Work; I Can't Come Down"

Scripture

Nehemiah 6

"I'm Doing a Great Work; I Can't Come Down"

1-2 When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and that there were no more breaks in it—even though I hadn't yet installed the gates— Sanballat and Geshem sent this message: "Come and meet with us at Kephirim in the valley of Ono."

2-3 I knew they were scheming to hurt me so I sent messengers back with this: "I'm doing a great work; I can't come down. Why should the work come to a standstill just so I can come down to see you?"

Observation

Focus on the “Great Work” and don’t get distracted by the busy stuff that won’t make a difference!

This is an incredible story of one man that had tunnel vision. Nehemiah had opposition from without, opposition from within, there was plenty of stuff to discourage him but he stayed focused on the task. What has God called you to do? What has God called me to do? Are we focused or are we distracted? Are we on course or have we drifted off course?

Are we focused on the “Great Work” that God has called us to do? Or are we bogged down with stuff that really doesn’t count for His kingdom?

Application

I will focus on Kingdom stuff this week and not let other things rob my time.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, You have called me to a “Great Work” and that “Great Work” is helping people find Christ. Help me stay focused to the task. Give me Your heart for those that we need to follow up that made decisions in church yesterday. I pray for those that made decisions that they would be able to follow through and grow in Christ. Help them to get connected into the body of Christ.

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