"And I went out by night...and viewed the walls of Jerusalem which were broken down and its gates which were burned with fire." (Nehemiah 2:13)
There have been times in "Church History" when this was needed, maybe more often than most would suspect.
Church history is full of, "....walls...broken down and...gates...burned with fire." By the time Wycliffe came along, the Church was, in a very real sense, experiencing a "Babylonian Captivity." Yes, there were others before him, but Wycliffe called the Church back to the Scriptures in such anointing that he greatly influenced Hus and Luther to follow in his steps, hence, The Reformation.
We need today to go, "....out by night through the Valley Gate...and...view[] the walls...." This is not just a "pastoral call." It is for all of us. I am praying with Solomon, "Give me a hearing heart," an observing heart as Nehemiah, who loved His "walls" and "gates."
Father, in Jesus' Name, may I always have a heart for the "walls" and the "gates." Amen.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
Hebrews 12:2
