Re:Verse passage – Nehemiah 2:11-20 (day two)
I told them how the hand of my God had been favorable to me and also about the king’s words which he had spoken to me. Then they said, “Let us arise and build.” So they put their hands to the good work. 19 But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard it, they mocked us and despised us and said, “What is this thing you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?” v. 18-19
Same message, different responses. Jesus told his disciples that the message of hope and truth would be received by some and rejected by others. His parable of the Good Earth is a classic example of how different hearts accept or reject God’s offer of peace. It shouldn’t surprise you, then, when you hear a clear directive from the Lord and others don’t fall in step. It must be a bit disconcerting when you know you are walking in step with the Lord and others don’t want to follow. We can follow Nehemiah’s example. He eventually shared with others what the Lord had placed on his heart and moved in that direction regardless of how others reacted. Some will get it, and some will reject it. We are responsible for our own hearts.
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