Building Through Opposition

There Will Be Opposition!

2 Timothy 3:12 NKJV

12 Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

Luke 6:26 NKJV

26 Woe to you when all men speak well of you, For so did their fathers to the false prophets.

1 Peter 5:8 NKJV

8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

1 Corinthians 16:9 NKJV

9 For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

While Nehemiah was overseeing the rebuilding of the wall, there was much opposition.

They were mocked (Neh. 4:1; cf. Mark 15:20, 31; Acts 2:13; 17:32; Heb. 11:36).

They were conspired against (Neh. 4:8; cf. Acts 5:33; 9:23-25; Eph. 4:14).

They were sabotaged (Neh. 4:10; cf. Acts 5:1-11; Phil. 3:8).

They were infiltrated (Neh. 4:11; cf. Jude 4).

How Did They Overcome the Opposition?

They Prayed! (Neh. 4:4, 9).

They Prepared (Neh. 4:13).

They Presumed (Neh. 4:14, 20).