We live in a very mobile world. Everyone is in a hurry to get somewhere.

Throughout Scripture, God often taught people the greatest lessons along the journey.

Today, we continue with Scott Pauli, our study through the great journeys

of the Bible. Our prayer is that you will rediscover the adventure of walking with God.

None of us like to get out of our comfort zone.

We love to live life in the convenience and the familiar.

We like to stay where it's safe.

Sometimes the Lord says, no, no, you've got to get out of your comfort zone to accomplish what I want you to do.

Sometimes you've got to take a journey of faith into the unknown because God has something he wants you to accomplish.

Such was the case with Nehemiah in the Old Testament.

You remember that Nehemiah had a very responsible position.

He was the king's cup bearer, and he's serving

Arctic Xercese, he is well cared for, he's comfortable, and then out of nowhere, he gets

a report from home, from those who are in Jerusalem, those who were left from this captivity,

of what a pitiful situation they're in, what great affliction and reproach, and the wall of Jerusalem was broken down, and the gates were burned with fire, and suddenly God calls on Nehemiah to take a journey of faith.

A journey back to Jerusalem. Nehemiah is the man that God is going to use to

rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. This was a profound work. This was a very important step in the

return of God's people into the land. You see, what God calls on you to do, it's bigger than you.

Nehemi's life and work was even bigger than just building a wall. No, it was the thing that God

wanted him to do that connected to so many other things. In Nehemi chapter number one,

verse number four, it came to pass when I heard these words that I sat down and wept and

mourned certain days and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven and said, I beseech

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