#soap # Nehemiah 03 ## Title: We Need Each Other To Do A Piece ## Scripture: (Nehemiah 3:32) “And between the room above the corner and the Sheep Gate the goldsmiths and traders worked.” (NET) ## Observation: This chapter is all about different people who didn’t try to build the whole wall by themselves. That would have been too much, taken too long, and probably would not have even been possible. The people in this story realized they couldn’t do it all, but they could do a portion of the work. They were all assigned a portion of the wall. This was still a big task. It was going to take all the effort they had. But, if they did their part, they trusted that the others were doing theirs as well. As they focused on their part of the wall, it all got built. In life, we can spend so much time running from one thing to the next, never settling on what our “mission in life” will be. We change careers, focuses, and pursuits. We are always looking for that “thing” that will cause us to make the biggest difference in life. However, what if the goal was not to make the biggest difference ourselves, but to be faithful with what we have and let the overall team of those around us be the biggest difference makers? These people were assigned the part of the wall across from where they already lived. What if we did our part, let others do their part, and rejoiced that God is ultimately the Architect? My job is not to build the whole wall. My job is to do my part. ## Application: Be faithful with what God has placed in front of you. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for putting us right where we need to be for the season we are in.