Yesterday, my normal online service was having streaming issues. So it’s been a while, probably months, since I had listened to the live streaming from Hillsong Phoenix. Service had already started as I fund them online with Pastor Brian Houston teaching on Nehemiah. The first thing I heard him say was, "This is a year of rebuilding."
This confirmed to me what I had been sensing personally. A few years ago, if you remember, my 3 words were: rest, rebuild, and wait. Rest took 2 years. Longer than I expected, but this year I was sensing I was moving into rebuilding stage.
This is the year of rebuilding. Wonder what that will look like for me personally by the end of the year. "It is rebuilding time”
They had rebuilt the temple but they were still vulnerable to their enemies with the wall in ruins. What did rebuilding the wall offer?
“The destruction of Jerusalem’s walls left its people exposed to great trouble and shame. Rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem was important because it revealed God’s blessing, served as a sign to Israel’s enemies, and showed God was with His people. The walls provided protection and dignity to a people who had suffered the judgment of God but had later been restored and returned to the Promised Land.“ https://www.gotquestions.org/rebuild-walls-Jerusalem.html
Lord, I am working on rebuilding the “temple” in my life, spiritually and physically as did Ezra. What is the wall of rubble in my life that needs rebuilding? Please reveal that to me.
