Nehemiah, Who Rebuilt the Broken Walls

This passage deals with how Nehemiah, while serving as prime minister in the Persian Empire, heard the news of the broken walls of his homeland Jerusalem, pleaded with God, and led the work of rebuilding the walls. After returning home with the king's permission, in the midst of a fierce spiritual battle of Satan's opposition, the people's laziness, and attacks by foreigners, he organized the people and led them with devotion to build the walls firmly.

The sermon emphasizes that the walls are not merely a physical structure but an important fence that protects our souls, the temple where the Holy Spirit dwells, from evil spirits and the temptations of the world. The power of prayer Nehemiah showed, his humble devotion as a leader, and the way the people each took on their own part and worked together show how believers today should build spiritual walls and hold off Satan's attacks.

What decisions and practices must we make to build firm walls with the word and prayer, so that worldly greed and lust cannot easily come and go in the lives of believers?