Rebuilding Your Walls (Part 4)

(g) Identify the enemy and his strategies.
Nehemiah identified the enemy and his strategies. He discovered that the enemy planned a surprise attack in Nehemiah 4:8 and 11. You must identify your spiritual enemy and his strategies in order to be effective in spiritual warfare. This will help you be prepared for surprise attacks. Recognize that the enemy has conspired against you to kill, steal, and destroy but realize God has greater power and wants to give you life more abundantly

(h) Develop spiritual counter strategies.
Nehemiah developed a counter strategy when he heard the enemy planned to attack. He set some workers as a guard to watch for the enemy. Every worker built the wall but also had his sword and was prepared to fight in Nehemiah 4:13-18. A signal was arranged (a trumpet blast) to alert the warriors of an invasion. Because they were prepared to fight and knew the strategy of the
enemy, they prevented an invasion. They knew if they had to war with the enemy, God would fight for them. If you develop proper spiritual counter strategies, you can prevent many invasions of the enemy into your life. When Satan does break through and invade, be assured that God will fight for you!

(i) Face the enemy.
When Nehemiah was offered refuge from the enemy, he refused. He said in chapter 6:11, "Should such a man
as I flee?" Nehemiah faced the enemy in God's power. When the enemy threatens you, do not flee or take the easy way out or your spiritual walls will never be secure.
When internal dissension and discouragement arose and the enemy worked through weak believers, Nehemiah did not ignore the attacks. He confronted and conquered them.

(j) Protect your walls at your most vulnerable times.
In the story of Nehemiah, the greatest attack of the enemy came when the wall was half finished. When you start building in the spirit world, when you enter the arena of effective spiritual warfare, be prepared. It is a vulnerable time. You are a target for an attacks of Satan.

(k) Build your wall.
Nehemiah's response to direct criticism, mocking, scorn, false accusations, threats, and fear, was simply to continue building the wall:

4:21 "So we labored in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared."

Nehemiah stayed with the task. He did not stop building:
6:15 "So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month of Elul, in fifty and two days.

Nehemiah did in a short time what the enemy said could not be done. If the walls are down around your life, the enemy may tell you the task is hopeless. But, with
God's help, you can rebuild the wall. With His strength you do not have to take a long time to do so:

Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."

When the enemy attacks your spiritual reconstruction project do not quit! Just keep building your spiritual walls.

(l) Set a watch.
When Nehemiah completed rebuilding the walls around Jerusalem, he set a guard to watch over the walls and gates of the city in Nehemiah 7:1-3. Set a watch over your spiritual walls. Always be alert for attacks of the enemy.