God never honors the thing until the people related to the thing are right.

Dr. Tony Evans says we can't ignore God's ways and still expect his help.

That's why we can't fix our culture. People want to be wrong, but they want God's blessing.

This is the alternative broadcast featuring the timeless biblical teachings from the archives of Dr. Tony Evans.

The wall was finished, the city was safe. The people were finally reunited. But in Nehemiah 12, the

celebration didn't start until something deeper took place. Today, Dr. Evan shows us that before God

dedicates the work of our hands, he first looks to dedicate our hearts. Let's join him for this

powerful message on worship, holiness, and the kind of praise God is pleased to receive. Nehemiah

has been used of God to do what was humanly impossible.

As you recall, the walls of Jerusalem were torn down.

No stability, no community, no safety.

The community had become one of disarray and confusion.

And yet, by a sovereign supernatural act of God, that was all different now.

And we have spent our time explaining why.

We come now, however, to chapter 12, beginning with verse 27, to the dedication of the wall.

This is actually a celebration event where they're celebrating the accomplishment of God

through them in rebuilding their society.

They celebrate as an act of worship.

And if I were to give you a brief definition of worship,

worship is simply the celebration of God.

A lot of celebrating goes on in heaven.

God celebrates.

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