“And we will not forsake the house of our God.” Nehemiah 10:39

How would you feel if your church was destroyed or burned to the ground by the enemy? It is devastating. The “hope” comes in rebuilding. In Nehemiah, it is so touching to see how all the people had a mind to give and to work, while at the same time, they were always on the lookout for their enemy! Imagine having to keep a gun in one hand, while you had a hammer in the other? Yet, they did!

I have heard so many Pastors say, “It’s hard to get people to volunteer to clean the church, cut the grass, or watch the children.” What? It is an honor to “cut the grass!” It is an honor to “clean the windows!” It is an honor to “take out the garbage!” And speaking of “cleaning the toilets,” that’s how Bobby started in the “ministry.” If you cannot do something “small,” how can God bless you with something “big?”

Yesterday, we passed by one of our churches… the ladies, (very poor), were scrubbing, singing, mopping, laughing, and enjoying “working for the Lord!” They were so happy, just to have the opportunity to “clean the house of the Lord!” So, turn the music up, put your dancing shoes on and “let’s have a mind to work, to help, to give,” for, “we will not forsake the house of our God!”

Sherry