REBUILD!

Nehemiah 2:5 (MSG)

I said, "If it pleases the king, and if the king thinks well of me, send me to Judah, to the city where my family is buried, so that I can rebuild it."


When things happen to shake our foundations, they may sometimes need to be rebuilt from scratch or fixed to strengthen and stop further cracks. We all went through COVID and were all affected in diverse ways. People lost businesses, homes, families, lives, marriages, and more. Maybe you fall into one or more of those categories, or maybe not from COVID but from other storms of life. Whatever it was, it may warrant you to want to rise and rebuild.

Even when you try to rebuild, there will be those who oppose you for whatever reason, as we see Sanballat and Tobiah do to Nehemiah in Nehemiah 2:19-20. Natural disasters are not new; time and time again, life and society have collapsed around us from hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, famine, COVID, and even now wars and political unrest everywhere.

Every physical structure is subject to the elements and destruction because they are made with physical and natural materials. But spiritual structures stand the test of time as they are built on the solid foundation, which is Christ, because external things cannot be used to build eternal walls.

In secular society, external resources and physical materials are used to rebuild these walls, but in the spiritual, eternal resources are used for building. The circumstances of life can be our building tools and equipment or our barricade. They say when life gives you lemons, make lemonade or let the lemons go rotten. The storms of life are our lemons: what will you make of them?

You can choose to rebuild the walls destroyed by circumstances. For some, it would be a step on the ladder of success; for others, it was an opportunity to branch out. Some took a leap due to the necessity to create something from scratch or upgrade what they already had. Or you can choose to remain within the ruined walls—those who allowed circumstances to keep them from progressing, too afraid to venture out, take risks, or try something new.

The visions and dreams of the Lord are powered by internal strength, wisdom, and resources according to Micah 7:11. We see from Nehemiah's story and journey that the Lord will orchestrate things to work according to His will. God is the master chess player—the extraordinary strategist. When He works, every puzzle piece will fit in at His time, not yours, but He will need you to still do your part.

Has the Lord told you to rebuild? What are you rebuilding? Whatever it is, you must follow the instructions as seen in 1 Kings 6:11-12. God’s kingdom has principles and equations for all things just as in the secular world. Proverbs 24:3 says, "By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established." Vision/dream + courage + wisdom = achievement.

So, the day of your rebuilding has come!

Accordingly, spread your arms and wings to rebuild. Let go of the fear and distractions.

Who are you building on according to 1 Corinthians 3:11? “For no one can lay any foundation other than what has been laid down. Whatever we are building must be on the right foundation, Jesus Christ; this is the only foundation that can sustain your wall. We should not compromise on the foundation, otherwise, we will end up with a bad superstructure.

We cannot build alone; we need each other to build, not just anybody but according to Amos 3:3, we need those who agree with our visions, dreams, and outlook.

Be sure to build with wise people as stated in Proverbs 9:1: “Wisdom has built her house; she has carved its seven columns.” You don't want to build with people who are clueless about the weight of your vision, who will try to pull you down or worse, stop you from building.

Be sure to build with faithful people as stated in Proverbs 28:20: “A faithful person will have many blessings, but one in a hurry to get rich will not go unpunished.” Even if something happens to draw you away from building, the faithful around you will make sure that you remain on track.

Be sure to build with people who have what you need. This is not to manipulate people; you can't do that with spiritual things, but people who have or can procure what you need as 2 Samuel 5:11 says: “King Hiram of Tyre sent envoys to David; he also sent cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.” God has every supply for your need prepared and waiting, especially the assistance of those with the resources you need to rebuild the walls.

Be sure to build with encouraging people as stated in 1 Thessalonians 5:11: “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up as you are already doing.” Anything worth doing is difficult, so we need people with this consideration to comfort and edify us in all trials and difficulties that will arise from rebuilding.

PRAYER: Father, thank you for the privilege to rebuild the walls of life, ministry, and home. Grant me the resources needed to accomplish your divine agenda and rebuild in Jesus’ name, amen.

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