Working and Watching
We all have work to do. Most of us have to work to support ourselves and our families, unless we are retired. Then, as Christians, God has work for us to do. When we are saved He gives us gifts of the Spirit, and He gives us directions for how to work in His kingdom using our gifts. Both kinds of work are very important, and we must not let anything stop us from accomplishing what we need to do, even though our work can be very challenging. Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem from being in exile to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. The enemies of the Jews did not want them to build the walls and be secure, so they threatened to attack the workers. Nehemiah developed a plan so the work would continue. (Nehemiah 4:21) The people worked early and late, from sunrise to sunset; and half of the men were always on guard. They worked with their weapons, and they took turns working and watching, so they could complete the work and do it well. We all need to learn from this. Whatever kind of work we ha...