Weekly Devotional

March 27, 2025

The Message After Devotional:

Nehemiah 6:1-9

Have you ever noticed as soon as you get busy for God, something or somebody always try to turn you away, distract or discourage you? The story of Nehemiah is a perfect example of the same. In these verses, we see clearly the determination of our distractions and distractors. Let us consider verses 2 and 3 and the dialogue between a worker and the wicked. Therein we see the following: THE PROPOSITION OF THE WICKED. “Come let us meet……” Nehemiah was busy restoring the destroyed walls of the city, yet these men come to him with a proposition to do something that will profit him nothing. Think, how many times this has happened in your life. Secondly, we see: THE POSITION OF THE WORKER. “And I sent a messenger unto them…..”. Notice, Nehemiah never stops to entertain this evil, and neither should we. The message is I’m busy, I’m not coming down to entertain you, my work is more important than your wickedness. This should always be our position. Lastly, we see: THE PERSISTENCY OF WICKEDNESS. Notice five attempts are made at distracting his progress. The distractors in our lives are both cunning and consistent. Be careful that you don’t give in, give up, or give out. Look at verse 9, notice the direction in which Nehemiah turns, he turns to God in prayer.

Therefore, my Christian friends, when the determination to prevent our good work shows up; we must be even more determined in prayer that the work may continue. God bless you my friends. I thank God for each of you daily. In the words of one of our Mississippi readers, “keep the enemy confused”.

The Prayer:

Father, teach us how to remain focused on and faithful to the work you have assigned. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.

G. L. Sanders
Senior Pastor, Mercy Seat M. B.  Church