The enemy will try to pull you away from what God’s called you to do. Like Nehemiah, remember the work is too important—stay focused, stay faithful, and refuse to come down from the wall.

Just as Jesus called his first disciples and sent them out after his resurrection, he calls us today to be obedient in sharing the good news with others. He can and will do that through us in our businesses, our friendships, and in our communities. 

We are called together as sons and daughters of the King to live out the kingdom of God now as it is in Heaven. And while we are all in this work together, God has gifted us differently and given us different assignments to fulfill.

Eddie knew the Lord, and as a man of faith who spent his whole career in Christian higher education, he no doubt had read and prayed this passage many times in seasons of difficulty.