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Just like the church of God in Corinth, we can be sure that our church belongs to Jesus, our church is loved by Jesus, and our church is being built by Jesus.

God often doesn't work how we might want or expect, but we do need to be afraid. His plans are always good and give us the opportunity to grow and know him better.

What mattered to Nehemiah was what mattered to God. What has God put into your heart?

This is a difficult story. The point that Matthew is trying to make throughout this passage is that God is working his purpose out in the midst of a world that is dead set against him and his plans.

Many of us are unhappy because we’re fighting God at the point of his sovereignty. We’ve never surrendered our agenda to his control.

The book ends with a stirring word of encouragement to a discouraged leader. It was God’s way of saying, “Don’t ever give up. You have no idea of how great my plans are for you.”

God's methods haven't changed. He still uses ordinary people to accomplish His extraordinary work! Our abilities are not as important as our attitude and availability.

At just the right time in history Jesus was born. The coming of Christ into the world was not a matter of chance or coincidence. His coming was part of God's divine plan established before the foundation of the world.