Rebuild

The Israelites were taken captive by the Babylonians and Jerusalem was destroyed. Some 70 years later Nehemiah is serving the king when he hears that Jerusalem is still in ruins. He is led by God to rebuild the wall. The first thing that Nehemiah does is pray for God’s favor and for God to give him favor with the king. God answers both prayers affirmatively and Nehemiah is able to rebuild the wall.

Nehemiah 2:4-5 says, “So I prayed to the God of heaven.  And I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, that you send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers’ graves, that I may rebuild it.” Things will go wrong in our lives and we will do things that are wrong from time to time. When something goes wrong we must ask for God’s help to rebuild and make things right. He is the Master of rebuilding relationships, families, careers, and lives.