Nehemiah 4:9 Nevertheless we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them. I. His PRAYERFULNESS. II. His WATCHFULNESS. Watchfulness without prayer is pre sumptuous pride, but prayer without watchfulness is presumptuous sloth. Confidence in the help of God must not prevent the use of all proper means for safety and deliverance. God promised Paul the lives of all on board the ship in which he sailed; but they were to use the means of safety. "Some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship; and so it come to pass that they escaped all safe to land." While the Christian is surrounded with a powerful conspiracy of all the principalities of evil, he should aim at a military discipline of his heart and his thoughts. His conscience, like the trumpeter at Nehemiah's side, should be always awake. III. HIS INDUSTRY. IV. HIS EXALTED COURAGE, ASSOCIATED WITH A HOLY CAUTION. V. HIS CHEERFULNESS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS ARDUOUS DUTIES. (R. P. Buddicom.) Parallel Verses KJV: Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.WEB: But we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them. |
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