Monday, November 17, 2014

I love this kinda scripture.

NEHEMIAH 4: 14 Back when I was able to play contact sports, or team sports in general, there was an unspoken rule that you would sacrifice yourself for the good of the team. Blocking, tackling, rebounding, overhead smash at your opponents feet. You did what ever it took and if you got hurt, the old saying was rub some dirt on it and get back on the field. You did all this for your brother. I have also had this experience in the biker world. You did it for your brother. Well, back in the day, the walls of Jerusalem were torn down by war. the city was left unprotected, and the people were under constant threat of enemies breaking into the city. Some Babylonian slave, the kings cup bearer, heard of this and begged his master to let him go to rebuild the city walls. The slave was so trusted by the king that he was allowed to go and the slave promised that he would return to service when the job was done. WHILE THE WALL WAS BEING BUILT,the enemies of Jerusalem were constantly threatening the people and the city. Moral was low. Then one day the cup bearer from Babylon brought them together with a few simple words 14 After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, "Don't be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes." Don't be afraid, and remember God. Good advice for us even today

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