Leadership and Nehemiah

This week we looked at the book of Nehemiah. Nehemiah is found in the Old Testament of the Bible. The book of Nehemiah was written by Nehemiah in the time of 445-425 BC. During this period the Jews had just been allowed to return to their homeland of Jerusalem and Artaxerxes was the King of Persia. Nehemiah had become the cupbearer to the king, which during that time was a position that was held in high esteem. The cupbearer was almost second to the king as he would offer wisdom and advice to him. Nehemiah then was allowed, by the king, to return to Jerusalem and start rebuilding the wall around the city. Many people from the kingdom did not like this and so during the rebuilding of the wall they were attacking the city and the Jews working on the wall were building with one hand and using a sword with the other. But despite all of this Nehemiah was able to lead them through this and finish rebuilding the wall that went all the way around Jerusalem in just 52 days. This was an incredible feat and it was all a testament to Nehemiah's leadership. As we studied his book we looked at some of the qualities that he possessed and here are some that I was able to find. Nehemiah was a leader who was a servant leader, humble, responsible, not lead by emotion, knew God's sovereignty, planned ahead, stuck to God's plan, had clear vision, delegated well, encouraged, listened, and allowed God to guide all of his steps. When I think about what a Godly leader looks like Nehemiah is the perfect picture of what that is. All of these qualities are ones that I desire to have as I grow and develop into a Godly leader.