The God Who Rebuilds

Episode 17 | July 13, 2021

Episode 17

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Today’s Episode

Perhaps you’ve wondered whether God can restore and rebuild what’s impossibly broken. One of my favorite aspects of the book of Nehemiah is that it is not a book about building but a book about rebuilding! Even though Jerusalem was broken down because the people had turned their back on God, God’s covenant of love with His people prevailed! This truth carries into our own day even more so through Jesus. He is passionate about rebuilding and restoring lives! 

In this week’s episode we’ll continue to see that we’re not called to do God’s work alone. All different types of people labored alongside the wall side by side. And perhaps my favorite element of this week’s passage is how even the rubble in our lives can’t ultimately stop us when God is with us and we’re doing what He’s called us to do. Join me for the second episode in our 6-episode collection on the book of Nehemiah!

Scripture References

  • Nehemiah 2:17-18; 20

  • Nehemiah 3

  • Nehemiah 4: 1-3; 6; 10

  • Nehemiah 1:3

  • Genesis 30:23

  • 2 Samuel 13:12

  • 2 Corinthians 5:18

  • 1 Corinthians 12

  • John 10:10

  • Colossians 1:22

  • Colossians 2:13-14

Main Points

  1. Nehemiah was not just called to rebuild a wall but to restore a people.
  2. Nehemiah was never meant to do God’s work alone and neither are we.
  3. The difference between building and rebuilding is rubble.
  4. Only God can take away our disgrace.

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