Christian Devotional – July 6, 2017

As we read through the rest of Chapter 3 of Nehemiah, starting in verse 3, we see an amazing thing happen. Everyone works together. As the writer goes through the list of all the people helping to rebuild the wall, we see a cross-section of pretty much everyone that would have been in the area. We see leaders and rulers, we see servants, we see working-class individuals, we see women. Every single person had a part to play and everyone was involved in the work that needed to be done. They all worked together, side by side, to complete the section that they had. When we consider all of the exciting and amazing things that God is doing through us, we begin to realize how impressively awesome the people of God are when we all work together to accomplish God’s will. Our God is truly amazing, and we are a profound representation of that as we work together with our fellow Believers side-by-side to accomplish his purposes. Are we willing to work side-by-side with others? Are we willing to work side-by-side with those who may be different than us? We must recognize that through Christ we are all equal and we all have a part to play. Because of Christ, we work together in obedience to God to see him glorified through the work that he has us doing.