Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Nehemiah 6:15-19
by: Linda Harris.
Because the people persisted, they completed the wall in only fifty-two days, and God’s name became revered in many surrounding nations. However, some officials were exposed as having helped the enemy. Their tactics continued even after the wall was finished. Because of their familial connection with Tobias, they allowed him to influence their thinking.
Warren Wiersbe writes, “But before we criticize these Jewish nobles, let’s examine our own lives...Do we ever permit human relationships to influence our decisions so much that we deliberately disobey the Word of God? More than one professed Christian leave a church fellowship because of something that was done to a relative in the church.” Have you allowed your thinking to be influenced by a family member or friend, even when you suspected it might not be true? How have you handled it? What can you do to uphold the truth?