With opportunity there comes opposition.
The tactics of opposition are psychological.
Satan has one trick in his bag, mind games.
The effects of opposition is discouragement.
Insecurity comes when you live in your feelings.
Security comes when you live by faith.
The response to opposition should be spiritual and practical.
God is fighting for you but you will have to fight.
Confidence for the battle comes from remembering The Lord.
Remember that through Jesus we have victory.
Nehemiah 4:1 (NIV) When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became angry and was greatly incensed. He ridiculed the Jews,
2 and in the presence of his associates and the army of Samaria, he said, “What are those feeble Jews doing? Will they restore their wall? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they finish in a day? Can they bring the stones back to life from those heaps of rubble burned as they are?”
3 Tobiah the Ammonite, who was at his side, said, “What they are building, even a fox climbing up on it would break down their wall of stones!”
Nehemiah 4:6 (NIV) So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart.
Nehemiah 4:10 (NIV) Meanwhile, the people in Judah said, “The strength of the laborers is giving out, and there is so much rubble that we cannot rebuild the wall.”
11 Also our enemies said, “Before they know it or see us, we will be right there among them and will kill them and put an end to the work.”
Nehemiah 4:9 (NIV) But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat.
Nehemiah 4:14 (NIV) After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, “Don’t be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your families, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”
With opportunity there comes opposition.
The tactics of opposition are psychological.
Satan has one trick in his bag, mind games.
The effects of opposition is discouragement.
Insecurity comes when you live in your feelings.
Security comes when you live by faith.
The response to opposition should be spiritual and practical.
God is fighting for you but you will have to fight.
Confidence for the battle comes from remembering The Lord.
Remember that through Jesus we have victory.
Nehemiah 4:1 (NIV) When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became angry and was greatly incensed. He ridiculed the Jews,
2 and in the presence of his associates and the army of Samaria, he said, “What are those feeble Jews doing? Will they restore their wall? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they finish in a day? Can they bring the stones back to life from those heaps of rubble burned as they are?”
3 Tobiah the Ammonite, who was at his side, said, “What they are building, even a fox climbing up on it would break down their wall of stones!”
Nehemiah 4:6 (NIV) So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart.
Nehemiah 4:10 (NIV) Meanwhile, the people in Judah said, “The strength of the laborers is giving out, and there is so much rubble that we cannot rebuild the wall.”
11 Also our enemies said, “Before they know it or see us, we will be right there among them and will kill them and put an end to the work.”
Nehemiah 4:9 (NIV) But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat.
Nehemiah 4:14 (NIV) After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, “Don’t be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your families, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”