Fireworks will fill the skies tonight all across America. Why? It’s “Independence Day”, America’s 249th birthday! Of course, you’ll remember July 4, 1776,was NOT filled with fireworks and festivities. Oh no, it was a terrible time as Colonists were faced with dreadful challenges and felt they had no good option other than to declare and fight for their Independence. Come with me back to Susa, the capital of the Persian Kingdom, in about 445bc as we watch a man named Nehemiah face a very similar situation.
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Pastor Doug Anderson “Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, with our eyes fixed on Jesus…” (Heb. 12:1,2)
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