Day 9


“Then I said to them, ‘You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace.’ I also told them about the gracious hand of my God on me and what the king had said to me. They replied, ‘Let us start rebuilding.’ So they began this good work.” Nehemiah 2:17,18
 
Nehemiah motivates his people to rebuild Jerusalem by pointing out the problem, the significance of what it means for everyone, testifying to God’s grace upon him, the king’s favour toward him and inviting everyone to be part of the solution. This is great leadership. In very few words, Nehemiah describes the vision, why it needs to be fulfilled, why it is going to be accomplished, how it will be accomplished and what role everyone has to be a significant part of the fulfilment of the vision. If we do not understand the problem, we will not take hold of the vision – God’s solution to bring about transformation. God is inviting us to be part of the solution, to be a people who bring about transformation by His grace and favour. What “walls” are broken in your life, in your church, and in your city? Who will you motivate to be a significant part of the solution? God’s favour is upon you. “Let us start rebuilding”!

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„Da sprach ich zu ihnen: Ihr seht das Unglück, in dem wir uns befinden; wie Jerusalem in Trümmern liegt und seine Tore mit Feuer verbrannt sind. Kommt, lasst uns die Mauern Jerusalems wieder aufbauen, damit wir nicht länger ein Gespött sind! Und ich teilte ihnen mit, wie gütig die Hand meines Gottes über mir gewaltet hatte; dazu die Worte des Königs, die er zu mir geredet hatte. Da sprachen sie: Wir wollen uns aufmachen und bauen! Und sie stärkten ihre Hände zu dem guten Werk.“ Nehemiah 2,17-18

Nehemia motiviert sein Volk zum Wiederaufbau Jerusalems, indem er auf das Problem sowie die Signifikanz dessen, was es für alle bedeutet, hinweist, die Gnade Gottes und die Gunst des Königs ihm gegenüber bezeugt, und alle einlädt, Teil der Lösung zu sein. Das ist eine großartige Art der Führung. In sehr wenigen Worten beschreibt Nehemia die Vision, warum sie erfüllt werden muss, warum sie erfüllt werden wird, wie das erreicht werden soll und welche Rolle jeder Einzelne bei der Erfüllung der Vision spielen muss. Wenn wir das Problem nicht verstehen, werden wir die Vision - Gottes Lösung für die Transformation - nicht erfassen . Gott lädt uns ein, Teil der Lösung zu sein, ein Volk zu sein, das die Transformation durch Seine Gnade und Gunst bewirkt. Welche "Mauern" sind in deinem Leben, in deiner Gemeinde und in deiner Stadt neidergerissen? Wen wirst du motivieren, ein wesentlicher Teil der Lösung zu sein? Gottes Gunst ist auf dich gerichtet. "Lasst uns mit dem Wiederaufbau beginnen"!

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