#soap # Nehemiah 07 ## Title: The Lord Gives Wisdom ## Scripture: (Nehemiah 7:5) “My God placed it on my heart to gather the leaders, the officials, and the ordinary people so they could be enrolled on the basis of genealogy. I found the genealogical records of those who had formerly returned. Here is what I found written in that record:” (NET) ## Observation: Nehemiah has one problem after another. Now, the city is empty, even though the wall has been rebuilt. Instead of giving up, he decides to continue moving forward. The Lord gives him the wisdom to know what to do next. When you decide to continue in the great work God has given you, there will be many times when you come up against situations that you do not have immediate answers for. If you are a parent, you’ll discover there is no manual that comes with your child. If you are running a small business, every employee and business decision comes with unique challenges. If you are working toward sobriety, there will be issues you will face that you have never encountered before. But always remember God has no intention of you doing it alone. He wants to walk with you and give you insights every day. This doesn’t even mean that every one of your ideas will be God-ideas or that they will always work. But, if you do the right thing for the right reason, God will always point you in the right direction. ## Application: Trust God and move forward for the right reasons. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for being with us every step of the way.