In 445 BC, Nehemiah was doing a good work of building a wall around his hometown, Jerusalem. In this midst of this work, the enemy try to distract him. Our verse today is Nehemiah’s answer to them.
“So I sent messengers to them, saying, ‘I am doing a great work and cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it to go down to you?’”(Nehemiah 6:30).
This verse reminds us that not every call deserves an answer. Some invitations are really distractions dressed in polite clothing. Nehemiah knew that stepping away from the wall meant more than changing location. It meant losing focus on what God had called him to do. The enemy still works that way today. If he cannot defeat us openly, he will often try to distract us quietly from what matters most.
I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.
Prayer: Lord, keep my heart fixed on Your work, and give me strength to refuse every distraction that pulls me away.