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4 Then the king said to me, “What do you request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.
5 And I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers’ tombs, that I may rebuild it.”
6 Then the king said to me (the queen also sitting beside him), “How long will your journey be? And when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.
7 Furthermore I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, let letters be given to me for the governors of the region beyond the River, that they must permit me to pass through till I come to Judah,
8 and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he must give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel which pertains to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house that I will occupy.” And the king granted them to me according to the good hand of my God upon me.
9 Then I went to the governors in the region beyond the River, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.
10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard of it, they were deeply disturbed that a man had come to seek the well-being of the children of Israel.
18 And I told them of the hand of my God which had been good upon me, and also of the king’s words that he had spoken to me. So they said, “Let us rise up and build.” Then they set their hands to this good work.
19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard of it, they laughed at us and despised us, and said, “What is this thing that you are doing? Will you rebel against the king?” Neh2
1 But it so happened, when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, that he was furious and very indignant, and mocked the Jews.
2 And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Will they revive the stones from the heaps of rubbish — stones that are burned?”
3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, “Whatever they build, if even a fox goes up on it, he will break down their stone wall.”
Neh4
1 Now it happened when Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall, and that there were no breaks left in it (though at that time I had not hung the doors in the gates),
2 that Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, “Come, let us meet together among the villages in the plain of Ono.” But they thought to do me harm.
3 So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you?”
4 But they sent me this message four times, and I answered them in the same manner.
5 Then Sanballat sent his servant to me as before, the fifth time, with an open letter in his hand.
Neh6
15 So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of Elul, in fifty-two days.Neh6:15
21 From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day.
22 Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, “Far be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!”
23 But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.”
24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
Matt16:21-25
1 Now the LORD had said to Abram:
” Get out of your country, From your family And from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you.
2 I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing.
3 I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
4 So Abram departed as the LORD had spoken to him, and Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.
10 Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to dwell there, for the famine was severe in the land.Gen12:1-4,10
10 But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.
(Job23:10)
1 For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry. Hab.2:3
Sarah prevailed on Abraham to take her made and help God to fulfil the promise he had given because of seeming delay. This led to the birth of Ishmael- a child of the flesh that became a thorn in their flesh. (Gen16:1-8)
Isaiah 50
5 ” For the Lord GOD will help Me; Therefore I will not be disgraced; Therefore I have set My face like a flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed.
Ezekiel 3
7 Like adamant stone, harder than flint, I have made your forehead; do not be afraid of them, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.”
Jer 1:17-19
17 ” Therefore prepare yourself and arise, And speak to them all that I command you. Do not be dismayed before their faces, Lest I dismay you before them.
18 For behold, I have made you this day A fortified city and an iron pillar, And bronze walls against the whole land — Against the kings of Judah, Against its princes, Against its priests, And against the people of the land.
19 They will fight against you, But they shall not prevail against you. For I am with you,” says the LORD, “to deliver you.”
Paul would not be deterred from pursuing his purpose despite his previous achievements or failures or of the oppositions he faced after coming to Christ. He resolved to press on for the mark of the prize of the high-calling in Christ.
13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,
14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.Phil3:13-14
1 There was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, in Gerar.
2 Then the LORD appeared to him and said: “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I shall tell you. Gen26:1-2
16 saying, “What shall we do to these men? For, indeed, that a notable miracle has been done through them is evident to all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.
17 But so that it spreads no further among the people, let us severely threaten them, that from now on they speak to no man in this name.”
18 So they called them and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
19 But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge.
20 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.”
21 So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way of punishing them, because of the people, since they all glorified God for what had been done.
Acts4:17-21
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He’s my health and wealth
My might and light
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He’s my light in the night,
My Wisdom and Sight.
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He’s my boldness, confidence,
my righteousness and defence
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He’s my Peace in the storm
Because His Kingdom has come.
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He’s the God of all Comfort
From where my comfort comes
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He is the Bride Groom
Who always makes room
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He is the Flesh of my flesh
He’s the First and the Last
The Best of the best
He’s given me a New Song
A song that will be long
He my light in the dark
Who always covers my back
He’s my length and breath
My height and depth
He is good today
And good all the time
He’s the Way Maker
The Power that’s higher
His presence is my joy
For He foils every evil ploy
He’s the Bright Morning Star
The Alpha and Omega
He’s the Day Spring of life
Who gave me abundant life
He is awesome and winsome
And in Him I blossom
He made me a winner
More than a conqueror
He’s the Lilly of the Valley
Who gives me the victory
He disarmed principalities
Made a show of them openly
I will praise Him, worship Him
Adore Him and thank Him
He put a song in my heart
And gives me a great start
He gives a song in the night
Turns my darkness into light
He puts a dance in my steps
And always orders my steps
He took care of past
My present and future
He is my Shepherd
And I shall not want
He’s the Sweet Rose of Sharon
And the Rose in my thorn
He’s the One in whom I depend
My Friend to the end
He is a Friend in need
And true Friend indeed
He is my High Tower
Who enables me to tower
He’s the Master of the Sea
Who rules from sea to sea
He’s my Healer, Redeemer
Defender and Provider
He’s the Alpha and Omega
The Beginning and the End
The Author and Finisher
My Minder and Strengthener
He’s the Ancient of Days
And I will give Him praise
He is the Way, the Truth,
He’s the Lover of my soul
Who is in full control
For in Him I live
Move and have my being
He’s my Saviour, my Rock
My Light and Fortress
He is Jehovah Jireh
My Provider
He is Jehovah Shammah
The Ever-present Lord
He is Jehovah Shalom
The Lord my peace
He’s Jehovah N’Kadesh
My sanctification
He’s Jehovah Nissi
My Victoroous Banner
He’s Jehovah Rohi
My Good Shepherd
He’s Jehovah Rophe
The Lord, Healer
He’s Jehovah Tsid kenue
The Lord my righteousness
He’s the same yesterday,
Today and forever
In Him I am blessed
Redeemed from the curse
He makes me to belong
And makes me very strong
With Him I have no care
Because He always takes care
He gives me boundless peace
Makes my struggles cease.
Meditate on These Things Finally , brethren , whatever things are true , whatever things are noble , whatever things are just , whatever things are pure , whatever things are lovely , whatever things are of good report , if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy; meditate on these things. Phil4:8
You must be born again
Come to the Cross
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