Written on 04-Sep-2008 by
bassplayer4jesus
Our pastor is currently going through Nehemiah every Wednesday night. Each night we cover a few verses and each time I am struck with what a great example Nehemiah is for me in doing Men’s ministry. Nehemiah leads by example, addresses conflict as it arises, takes off his coat and labors with the rest of the people, doesn’t seek approval from man but from the Lord and doesn’t seek worldly profits for his efforts. In fact he just ask the Lord to remember him. In the short time I have been doing Men’s ministry I have been frustrated, tired and doubting why I am doing all this work with very little responds from the men in my church. Nehemiah reminds me that what every we do, we should do it for the Lord not for man or our gain. The same applies for us as work! Don’t spend your time doing your Job to get that next promotion, raise or praise from your Boss. Do your Job the best you can for the Lord and he will take care of the rest in his time. It is hard to not look for those things that prove to ourselves and to others that we work hard and are good at what we do. But we must look at Men in the Bible and use them as examples to remind ourselves that we do all things as unto the Lord other wise it is a waste of time and effort