Nehemiah Responds to Opposition.

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Nehemiah Responds to Opposition.

Summary of Nehemiah Story. Nehemiah serving the King of Persia. He gets news about the wall in Jerusalem. He leads a delegation to rebuild the wall. ‘I also told them about the gracious hand of my God upon me’. Nehemiah 2: 18. Opposition soon rears its ugly head.

Nehemiah 6 & his strategy. This chapter details the sustained attempts by Sanballat and his cronies to delay, divert and even put a stop to this work of building the wall. It is a story of increasingly desperate measures! But God grants success!

V 1 – 3: The Request: Nehemiah is asked to attend a meeting. But there is danger in the air. The enemy is not going to bother us if all we do is sit round and talk strategy. ‘I’m doing a GREAT WORK; I can’t come down’.

V 4 – 6: Persistence: Sanballat will not be easily put off. Satan is a fool, but he is not a total fool. He tries to work in subtle ways - the whisper, the enticement that has most effect. Tony Ling.

V 6 – 8: A Campaign of lies: Having failed to distract Nehemiah they become increasingly desperate. They make things up that are NOT true. They make an appeal to the King.

V 10 – 14: Increasingly desperate strategies: A false prophet is hired to further intimidate. ‘Why would a man like me run for cover?’ A man like what? CHOSEN, ANOINTED & EQUIPPED. ‘I’m doing a great work, I can’t come down’. ‘I am involved in the Great Commission, I will NOT be distracted.’

IMPORTANT PRINCIPLE There will always be opposition to every great project, but it is how we respond to that opposition that is of great importance.

V 15 – 19: Success is granted. What God began in & through Nehemiah He is faithful to complete. ‘When all our enemies heard the news…….they totally lost their nerve’. (V 16 The Message).

Personal Word 1: “Do you really want to pursue me for my greater presence? It will be really really costly! You will face mockery & opposition, firstly in the church, and then in the world. But if you will honour me with your lives, I will stand by you and honour you. You will see amazing (truly amazing) things if you trust me and wait on me. Ask me to be with you in standing against opposition & I will. Your faith will be vindicated and greatly, greatly rewarded”. 22nd May 2011.

Words for the church Where there is VISION there will always be OPPOSITION. There will be people come who will challenge the vision. The seed of doubt will try and knock us off the course of our destiny. In the season of opposition, we need to submit our lives back to God once again. In difficult seasons we REALLY need to pray.

Words for the church When we really pray, God will do something. The people in Nehemiah made a plan to continue to build & then placed watchmen on the walls. Our strongest weapon against the enemy is PRAYER. Full passion is required in a season of opposition. Passionate people go the extra mile – the vision consumes them.

WORDS FOR THE CHURCH Don't EVER give up on the vision. Keep going and press in. As the opposition gets bigger, the plan needs to get bigger as well. When the opposition comes, we need to step up to the mark. We have a position of AUTHORITY in the Spirit realm.

WORDS FOR THE CHURCH Jesus didn’t have passive people on his discipleship team. Once we are in Christ, our destiny is an adventure with Christ. We are powerful people corporately & individually, and therefore there will be opposition! ALISON FENNING. 22nd July 2012.

PERSONAL WORD 2 “There are people who are really with you, and others who are NOT really with you. This is a time of sifting and sorting – this is a tipping point. If people are not with you, they are not with me. For I AM with you and will bless you. Keep looking to me for strengthening and encouragement”. 14th February 2013.

application When we step out in faith for the Lord, there will always be opposition. God is with us, and to make that even more personal God is with me We have got to separate hurting people out from powers and principalities.

CONCLUSION I am involved in a GREAT WORK, and I cannot afford to get distracted. You are invited to be part of this great work, and I charge you to keep your eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of your faith.