I was watching a Documentary on The Great Wall of China a couple of weeks ago and thought I must blog on that. I used to look on it as a useless exercise. I thought that building a wall in the middle of nowhere and soooo long, what a waste of time, money and effort.
However this man had a dream in his heart. After experiencing many years of battle he was sick of seeing his men suffer if they ran out of shelter, resources and basic supplies like food and weaponry, when they were far from home. He wanted a place where you could face the enemy on the 'Right Foot' armed, relatively safe and not hungry.
Like Nehemiah he was a man of great determination, and like Nehemiah he had his enemies to overcome. It led me to thinking how important it is for us to stick together in this battle for the Lord. I know the Great Wall of China was not built for the Lord but the imagery is very helpful and could cause us to have a 'selah' moment. In this time when so many ministries and churches are failing perhaps it is time to shake ourselves like a wet dog and consider.
1 Peter 2:4-6 (NKJV)
The Chosen Stone and His Chosen People
4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, 5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture,
“ Behold, I lay in Zion
A chief cornerstone, elect, precious,
And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.”
We are like Nehemiah's wall meant to protect the Possession of the Lord by remaining together, like stones in a wall to support one another in protection and provision. What beautiful imagery.
The World needs your footprints,
Love Jen
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