“So we continued the work, while half of the men were holding spears from daybreak until the stars came out. At that time, I also said to the people, ‘Let everyone and his servant spend the night inside Jerusalem, so that they can stand guard by night and work by day.’” - Nehemiah 4:21-22

“Look at a stone cutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred-and-first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not the last blow that did it, but all that had gone before.” - Jacob Riis

Nehemiah persevered in his task of rebuilding the wall. He led all the workers to stay focused on their task. He made sure that they understood the seriousness of their responsibilities. Nehemiah helped them keep their minds on the purposes of God and off of all of the negative factors fighting against them.

An unknown author once wrote, “The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking places.” Today, make a point to persevere for Him instead of settling for mediocrity.

Lord, help me to be a person of perseverance.