1.25.2026 | The Walls Rebuilt
Nehemiah 1–6
In October 2019, more than 1,600 students at Delaware State University set the Guinness World Record for the number of people making buzzing sounds at the same time. Such a record didn’t exist before that day, but Antonio Boyle, vice president for the university, came up with the idea and organized the students to set the record. The school’s mascot is the Hornets, so you could say the students were just “buzzing” with school spirit!
Even if they were only buzzing, you can imagine the thought and work it takes to get such a large group of people to work together. It takes a plan and a leader. When the time came for God’s people to rebuild the walls around Jerusalem, God gave Nehemiah a plan and called him to be the leader for the project.
The work was hard, and it was made harder by those who tried to stop Nehemiah and the people’s work. Through it all, God was with them. The people worked together to rebuild the walls around Jerusalem. The gates and walls were finished in only 52 days!
The amazing feat was another reminder of how powerful God is and how much He loves His children. God’s greatest demonstration of power and love is seen in Jesus. God loved the world so much that He sent Jesus to save sinners. Three days after Jesus died on the cross, He rose again and secured eternal life for all who trust in Him. This was God’s plan to rescue people from sin and to be with His people forever.
God’s enemies tried to stop His people, but they still rebuilt the wall. God’s enemies tried to stop Jesus by killing Him, but God planned for Jesus’ death and resurrection to be the only way for people to be saved.
