Nehemiah: God Is with Us in Hard Times

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · Dec 3, 2022 · 1m

Do you feel like the world is falling apart? Do you wish someone would have the courage to step forward and fix it? Nehemiah knew what that felt like. He was a cupbearer to the Babylonian king, living in a time after God’s people had been exiled for worshiping idols and rejecting God’s good commands. Nehemiah was heartbroken when he heard the news that Jerusalem, the beloved city of God’s people, lay in ruinshomes reduced to rubble, the temple destroyed, and the walls broken down. A city without walls had no defense. Nehemiah wept and prayed for guidance, asking for forgiveness for the sinful…