Micha Jazz
Micha Jazz is Director of Resources at Waverley Abbey, UK.
Nehemiah 5:12–13 ‘I also shook out the folds of my robe and said, “In this way may God shake out of their house and possessions anyone who does not keep this promise. So may such a person be shaken...
Nehemiah 5:9–11 ‘I and my brothers and my men are also lending the people money and grain. But let us stop charging interest!’ (v10)
Many television shows replicate the idea of restoration. It is heart-warming to see something that seemed...
Nehemiah 5:6–8 ‘When I heard their outcry and these charges, I was very angry.’ (v6)
Jesus said to His disciples in Matthew 26 that the poor will always be with you, having just said in Matthew 22 to love our...
Nehemiah 5:1–5 ‘Now the men and their wives raised a great outcry against their fellow Jews.’ (v1)
At the end of chapter 4 there is great victory over the enemy, the wall continues to be built, albeit slower, as they...
Nehemiah 4:21–23 ‘Let every man and his helper stay inside Jerusalem at night, so that they can serve us as guards by night and as workers by day.’ (v22)
The motto created by Lord Baden-Powell for the Scout’s movement was...
Nehemiah 4:19–20 ‘Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, join us there. Our God will fight for us!’ (v20)
In our home we have a large family. So, over the years, we have created a tradition of ringing a...
Nehemiah 4:11–18 ‘Those who carried materials did their work with one hand and held a weapon in the other…’ (v17)
Poor Nehemiah. The wall is half built and everyone has done so well to get to this point, but now...
Nehemiah 4:7–10 ‘The strength of the labourers is giving out, and there is so much rubble that we cannot rebuild the wall.’ (v10)
Years ago I ran the London Marathon. It was an incredible day. I had trained for months;...
Nehemiah 4:7–9 ‘They all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and stir up trouble against it.’ (v8)
It is often in children’s movies and comic books that enemies are obvious in their actions. The reality is that in...
Nehemiah 4:1–6 ‘So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart.’ (v6)
Is the glass half full or half empty? This is often the question that is asked...
