You can have joy that has nothing to do with their circumstances.

In other words, you can have joy in the worst of time.

Dr. Tony Evans says real joy runs deeper than your situation.

It's rooted in something the world can't explain.

It is a divinely supplied peace that unbelievers can't figure out.

This is the alternative broadcast,

featuring the timeless biblical teachings

from the archives of Dr. Tony Evans.

It's easy to let fear or fatigue

keep us quiet about our faith,

but what happens when we choose to stand up

and celebrate God's goodness out loud?

Today, Dr. Evans takes us to the top of the wall in Nehemiah's day, where those who once mocked God's people were

silenced by the undeniable proof of his power. Let's listen and discover why real joy isn't rooted

in feelings or circumstances, but in faithfulness.

There are a number of observations I want to make from this passage.

First of all, I want to look at the prerequisite for celebration.

Verse 27 says, now at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem.

They're dedicating the restructuring of the wall or the stabilizing of their

community. The rebuilding took place back in chapter six, but they don't get around until the

dedication to the beginning of chapter 12. The question on the floor is, why did it take six chapters

from the time that the walls got right to the time that the people dedicate the walls?

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