“这都是你的仆人，你的百姓，就是你用大力，和大能的手所救赎的。” - 尼 1:10

? Cupbearer Nehemiah

"They are your servants and your people, whom you redeemed by your great strength and your mighty hand." — Nehemiah 1:10

? Devotion

About 70 years after the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem was rebuilt, Nehemiah, cupbearer to the king of Persia, heard reports of trouble and disgrace there. The walls of the city were still lying in ruin. In those days, a city's walls offered protection and security. If Jerusalem was going to flourish, it needed strong walls. Nehemiah wept because his people needed a safe place in which to live and worship the Lord their God.

Nehemiah received permission to go and rebuild the walls, and that was a hard task made more difficult by neighboring enemies who sabotaged the work. But finally, about 140 years after the walls had been destroyed, they were rebuilt and the people could live safely.

Nehemiah's name means "the Lord comforts." God comforted his people through the strong leadership and vision of Nehemiah.

As we await Jesus' coming, we know that he comes to bring us the Lord's comfort, the comfort of being safe from our enemies. God asks us to be builders too—of a kingdom in which justice and truth embrace and people live in peace, where Jesus is King and we live in loving obedience to him.

In what ways are you helping to bring the Lord's comfort to others, following Jesus' example? 

? Prayer

Lord of comfort, we long for your coming again, when all will be restored and the world will know your peace. When you arrive, may you find us faithfully working to build your kingdom, we pray. Amen.

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