The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-30

doing 1t, but If we are Just ordinary
folks and God sees fit to accomplish
something through us that we seem to
be wholly untitled for, then the glory
shall be all his, and that is the way it
should always be.
Before we consider the enemies and
their confusion let us look at the work
ers with God and learn from them how
to do, for believers are all builders as
well as building q Cor. 3 %, 10Y. We
must have mind to work (verse g.
like David, who prepared with all his
might because he had set his affection
upon the house of his God q Chron.
29:2, -. The zeal of these workers
Is seen in the fact that they were
armed while they wrought, they were
warriors as we'll as workers, and they
cared little for their own comfort if
only they could accomplish their tasks,
every one his work Us, II, 23). Their
zeal reminds us of our Lord, of whom
1t is written, ''The zeal of thine house
hath eaten me up" Cps. 600; John
2:1O. Being separated far from each
y
wrought for the sound of the trumpet
which would summon them to Nehe-
miah, for the trumpeter was by him
wv. 1920.
Our daily life is conflict as well as
service, according to Eph. 6, and we
should ever be listening for the sound
of the trumpet which shall call US to
meet in the air him whose we are and
whom we serve Ct Thess. 4:16-1S).
The work is the Lords, and the battle
Is his also, and he will work in us both
to win and to do and fight for US
". 20; Phil. 2:13; Elk. Ala; Josh.
% 10Y. We have only to dwell with
him for his work, and remember his
words: 81 will work, and who shall him
der it?" "Every purpose of the Lord
shall be performed" q ChrOn. %;
lisa. 43 10; Jer. 81 :29). The enemies
were very angry and Knocked the Jews
and conspired to hinder the work
(chapter Al, Z, g. but Nehemiah
talked with God about it, saying,
'Hear, Oh our God, for we are de-
spised" SO they prayed unto God and
set a watch against the enemy day
and night wv. 4, 81.
We must expect to be reproached
and despised, but we must just tell
him as Nehemiah did and remember
his own word to us to watch and pray
and attend each one to his work while
we wait for his call mark 10 1880.
The enemy did all in their power to
hinder the work and to make the peo-
pie afraid, but God brought their coun-
sci to naught, reminding US of these
words: "The Lord bringeth the coun-
sci of the heather to naught. He
maketh the devices of the people of
none effect. The counsel of the Lord
standeth forever, the thoughts Of his
heart to all generations" ". Is; Ps.
80: 10, 1D. The remedy for all fear
is to remember the Lord, as Nehemiah
told them in verse IA and as Isaiah
said in chapters Al ~, -; 81 10, 10:
"They that war against thee shall be
as nothing and as a thing of naught.
Who art thou that thou should
est be afraid of a man and
forgettest the Lord thy Maker?"
The worst troubles are not always
from outsiders, but often from within
the church or the business or the home,
and Nehemiah had troubles also from
within, for the men of Judah COM
planned of the much rubbish and little
strength for the work and said that
they were not able to build the wall.
They seem to have belonged to the
same sort of people as the mobiles who
put not their necks to the work of
the Lord wv. 10 and 3:5). Then there
were those keen men of business
who, like some today, made a cor
ner in corn and compelled people
to mortgage their lands and houses
in order to buy food wv. 1-6). Ne
hemiah spoke severely to them and
made them cease their oppression,
and, while he as their governor should
have been cared for by them, he would
not accept anything from them, but
cared for $50 Jews and rulers at his
own table, besides many from outside
wv. 6-19). Chapter 6 tells how his en-
emies by trickery and deceit and lying
tried to do him harm, but the Lord
delivered him from them all, giving
him insight into their treachery and
courage to deal with them as they de-
served. 1t is truly costly thing to
be out and out for God in this present
evil world.