Mar. 30, 2025

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Nehemiah: The Wall is Completed - From Ruins to Completion: God's Faithful Work in You

Have you ever faced something that seemed impossible to fix? Nehemiah did. Yet in just 52 days, Jerusalem's walls—destroyed for decades—stood complete again! This wasn't just construction; it was divine completion. Pastor Dave asks, “What broken areas of your life is God rebuilding right now?” Your story, like Jerusalem's walls, is in the hands of a God who finishes what He starts. God completes what He begins. God never abandons His projects—especially you. Your salvation wasn't your idea—it was His from the beginning. The purpose burning in your heart—whether parenting, creating, or serving—is His work through you. When opposition comes (and it will), remember Philippians 1:6: "He who began a good work in you will be faithful to complete it." Your transformation depends not on your perfect performance, but on His perfect faithfulness.

Five Truths That Change Everything:

1.    Your Salvation Is Entirely God's Work - God initiated your rescue story and guarantees its completion. "Your salvation was not your idea," Pastor Dave reminds us. "God already had a plan for you." Stop striving to earn what's already been freely given. Like Jerusalem's walls, your life—however broken—is being masterfully rebuilt by the One who never walks away.

2.    Your Assignment Is God's "Great Work" - Those daily responsibilities? They're divine appointments. "Never forget that what God has given you to do is a great work," Pastor Dave declares. "It's accomplishing His purpose in this world." That ordinary job, that challenging relationship, that ministry opportunity—each builds something extraordinary in God's kingdom.

3.    God Partners With You by Choice - God could accomplish everything alone—but chooses not to. He invites your participation! "Could God have just stood the walls back up? Absolutely," Pastor Dave points out. "But He chose cooperation." Like a parent treasuring a child's clumsy help, God delights in your participation, not because He needs it, but because He values you.

4.    God's Hand Rests Upon You - Feel His presence guiding and empowering you right now. "If somebody's close enough to put their hand upon you, they're very close to you," Pastor Dave explains. When weakness overwhelms, don't quit—simply pray, "Lord, strengthen my hands for your work today."

5.    All Success Points Back to Him - The completed walls were recognized as God's work, not human achievement. "We might own some failures," Pastor Dave observes, "but we'll never own the successes—they belong to Him." Imagine joining heaven's elders, casting your crowns before Jesus, acknowledging it was all Him, through you.

Your Next Steps:

1.    Name Your Assignment - What has God placed in your heart to do? Claim it as His "great work" through you.

2.    Release Control - Your security doesn't depend on your performance but on His faithfulness. What can you surrender today?

3.    Pray for Strength - When opposition comes, don't retreat. Pray: "Lord, strengthen my hands."

4.    Partner Purposefully - In every environment, ask: "God, what are You accomplishing here through me?"

5.    Redirect All Praise - Create a habit of God-centered thinking by immediately pointing all success back to Him.

Your Unfinished Story:

The walls of your life—some crumbling, some under construction—are in the hands of the Master Builder who completes what He begins. The God who rebuilt Jerusalem in 52 days is working in you right now toward a completion that will display His glory for eternity. Your breakthrough might be just 52 days away. Will you cooperate with what He's building today?