If you have kids or grandkids, or even nephews or nieces, you probably have a really good understanding of that particular phrase. Some toys are so bulky and awkward that they have to be packaged in such a way that we get the joy of putting them together. Usually this is not too big of a deal. The man in me makes me briefly look at a few pictures and then put it together. But occasionally when I don’t pay attention, or accurately predict the order that things should go in…. It can get ugly.

Sometimes I have to take the entire thing apart and start over.

Usually before I go to that extreme measure I try and figure out some work around. I try and see if there is any way it can still work. I struggle and think unjustified bad thoughts towards those who designed this, even though they provided simple instructions. Ultimately I have to give in and realize it was entirely my fault.

Nehemiah had completed the wall but the construction wasn’t done yet. More work was needed on the people. The people would be confronted with the reality that they had not followed the instructions. They would hear them and understand them for the first time. They would need to undo what they had done. They would have to commit to building it right.

If we are passionate about building our walls and building our people we must share in that same process, come discover how. 

See you at church,

 Pastor Chris