The theme of building walls dominates our reading today in Nehemiah and Isaiah. Another issue is the things of God will stand and there is nothing you can do to prevent God's work. If you are building against God it will not stand. Here is a sample from Isaiah...
"Therefore, The Holy of Israel says this: "Because you scorn this Message,Preferring to live by injustice and shape your lives on lies, This perverse way of life will be like a towering, badly built wall That slowly, slowly tilts and shifts, and then one day, without warning, collapses—Smashed to bits like a piece of pottery, smashed beyond recognition or repair, Useless, a pile of debris to be swept up and thrown in the trash."
This theme also appears in Acts. If things are of God they will stand. If not...they will fall.
"So I am telling you: Hands off these men! Let them alone. If this program or this work is merely human, it will fall apart, but if it is of God, there is nothing you can do about it—and you better not be found fighting against God!" That convinced them. They called the apostles back in. After giving them a thorough whipping, they warned them not to speak in Jesus' name and sent them off. The apostles went out of the High Council overjoyed because they had been given the honor of being dishonored on account of the Name. Every day they were in the Temple and homes, teaching and preaching Christ Jesus, not letting up for a minute."
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