at JANUARY 29, 2013 by MARK KOLCHIN

“So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you?” Neh. 6:3

Nehemiah’s commitment to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem had been challenged on numerous occasions. Perhaps the greatest came when his enemies invited him to leave what he was doing to respond to their accusations. Firmly resolved to complete his task,, Nehemiah stayed where he was. Challenged to come down from the cross, our Lord responded similarly. Knowing what lay ahead, “He endured the cross”, firmly resolved to the finish the work the Father gave Him to do (John 3:34) His heart’s response was the same: “I am doing a great work so that I cannot come down.” Mark Kolchin

Done is the work that saves, once and forever done;
Finished the righteousness that clothes the unrighteous One. — H. Bonar