The wall and gates of Jerusalem were laying in ruins when Nehemiah asked about his home city. He wept. God put it in his heart to go back and rebuild the broken down wall sections and restore the gates.

A wall was a method to keep the enemy out. Obviously, their enemies were against the rebuilding of the wall. They provided resistance.

But, it was God’s will that the wall be restored to secure the city.

We need strong walls in our personal lives to keep our enemy, the devil, out. As we pray and obey, we allow God’s Spirit (like Nehemiah) to strengthen us to be resistant to the enemies of our soul.

PRAYER: Lord, we are desperate for you to fortify our defenses against the enemy of our soul. In the name of Jesus, rebuild the walls in our lives.

READ: Ezra 10; Nehemiah 1-3