Let the Lord handle your critics

Many critics of Christianity state that the Old Testament is completely irrelevant to events occurring today.  Oh, ye of little faith.  How wrong they are.

And chapter 4, from the book of Nehemiah, is just another example of a multitude of others that prove it.

In the previous chapter, all of the families are assigned to certain sections of the wall surrounding Jerusalem to rebuild.  In chapter 4, their enemies are angry that they are doing so and mock them, criticizing them at every point.

Their critics call the Israelites names, mocking them for their feeble efforts.  But Nehemiah prayed to God and told His followers to keep their faith, for the Lord will handle their enemies.

Even when the levels of violence rose, a number of guards took up arms and guarded the wall, day and night.  Before too long, everyone had a weapon and were vigilant against their enemies.

I can't tell you how much this chapter meant to me when I look around at our society today, at the riots and violence leveled against one another.

Keep your faith strong.  Pray to the Lord to protect you and your family and our God-loving society.  The Lord Almighty always fights for us.  His Son died for us.  Even when we feel alone, God is always there.