“Why Do You Suppose?”
GREETINGS FROM THE TEMPLE ….
“Why Do You Suppose?”
Why do you suppose someone would be opposed to restoring ruins? Why would someone choose ugliness over beauty? Pastor Victor S. Brice has an on-going series on “Energy for Ministry”. In the book of Nehemiah, we read about Nehemiah rebuilding the walls and restoring the ruined city of Jerusalem. However, ….
“They all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and stir up trouble against it.” – Nehemiah 4:8 (NIV).
… there were people who did not want the ruined city restored to its rightful beauty. There were people who felt threatened by the rebuilding of Jerusalem. What comes into play here? Envy – Jealousy – Resentfulness – Spite. We have Nehemiah, a servant of God, trying to restore beauty to his city, while some oppressors try to stop him.
“You must go all the way in and channel your energy.” – Pastor Victor S. Brice
Use your energy for the right reasons – to do the work – not disrupt the work. Talk is cheap – meaning – the nay-sayers will talk, talk, talk but when it comes to putting forth the work energy, they can’t be found – they suddenly disappear. We must stop trying to oppose the inevitable – we must use our energy for good because God will always win!
I sometimes look around at the empty pews in our church. Where are you? Pastor Brice talked about the great comeback in Jerusalem. It is time for your great comeback. Time to use your energy for ministry by coming back to fellowship with other believers. We need the Lord – we need each other. God needs you to do the work.
“As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming when no one can work.” – John 9:4 (NIV).
The above Scripture was spoken by Jesus. God sent His One and Only Son to earth so that we could model ourselves after Him. Therefore, we all must do…”the works of Him” …
Why do you suppose…. because this is our energy for ministry.
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Solomon Temple Ministries International – Blogger – Othella Hill-Jordan