BUILDING TOGETHER: Devotionals
Day 80 – Nehemiah 12:27-43
Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the scribe, Levites, singers, priests, and the officials gathered to dedicate the city. In this joyous ceremony, it was very much…
Day 79 – Philippians 4:8
Antidote 4: Refocus your thoughts. Studies say that there are 60,000-80,000 thoughts that fill the mind daily. There are 86,400 seconds in a day. Now…
Day 78 – Philippians 4:6b
Antidote 3: Recollect. Recollect all God’s loving kindnesses, mercies in the past. Count your blessings. Acknowledging all the good God has done will shift your…
Day 77 – Philippians 4:6a
Antidote 2: Release. Release your worries every day. “Tell God what you need”, pray about everything. There is nothing too small or too insignificant for…
Day 76 – Philippians 4:4
Philippians 4:4, 6-9 provides antidotes that counter the poison of worry. Antidote 1: Rejoice in the Lord every day (Verse 4). We are quite used…
Day 75 – Matthew 6:25-26, 31-34
Jesus taught His followers regarding worry in Matthew 6:25-34. As believers, we are not immune to worry. All of us have known the experience of…
Day 74 – Jeremiah 29:8
This verse establishes God’s faithfulness. God did not abandon His people in Babylon though they had abandoned Him. It was their backsliding that brought this…
Day 73 – Nehemiah 4:2-3
These were the insults, mockeries the enemies flung at Nehemiah when they started rebuilding the walls. At the dedication celebration, there were so many priests,…
Day 72 – Nehemiah 12
More than half of this chapter consists of names of the pioneers or first-responders. Not all returned to Judah, but some did. They were God’s…
Day 71 – Nehemiah 12
Nehemiah 12 recounts 3 major things:- Verses 1-26: Far from being a boring irrelevant genealogy, this list reveals God’s nature. He is faithful. Meaning, He…
Day 70 – Nehemiah 11:20
How to live your utmost for Christ?Do your part in God’s big plan. “He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does…
Day 69 – Nehemiah 11:2
How to live our utmost for Christ? Bless God’s frontline builders. There was one more group of people who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem, who…
Day 68 – Nehemiah 11:1b
How to live our utmost for Christ? Be a living tithe. The rest of the people submitted themselves to a lottery system. One out of ten…
Day 67 – Nehemiah 11:1
How to live our utmost for Christ? Be an example. “Now the leaders of the people dwelt at Jerusalem” (Nehemiah 11:1a). Together with Nehemiah, the governor…
Day 66 – Nehemiah 11
Nehemiah gave his utmost to God. He was relentless, constantly striving, tirelessly pursuing the plan and purpose of God. Nehemiah gave his maximum when he…