"Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests went to work and rebuilt the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and set its doors in place, building as far as the Tower of the Hundred, which they dedicated, and as far as the Tower of Hananel.
The Fish gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah...The Jeshanah Gate was repaired...The Valley Gate was repaired...The Dung Gate...The Fountain Gate..." Nehemiah 3:1-..
After long years of servitude, God had started moving on with his plans of restoring his people. In series of events, Israelites moved to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple. Though the story is about actually rebuilding the temple, every time I read this passage, I think about God rebuilding the temple inside me, one that has been completely ruined by the sins of my heart and the tempests of the world. One by one, the walls are rebuilt by the Israelites. Each section worked by each person. The walls soon come to completion, despite much opposition.
Repeated sins, moral hazards, misdirected anger, feelings of betrayal and general helplessness make it difficult to love. Experiences of pain accumulated started to paralyze my life as a Christian, but one by one, God seemed to mend the walls of my temple. Just like the verses, though, he seemed to work through many people, one by one.
Though it may be a lifelong process, it was good to know that God is still working in me.
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