Look at how this works out for Nehemiah: the enemies of God’s people do not have God on their side; they do not have a cause worth more than their own lives, and so they are making calculated risks about what they can get away with. We who have God on our side not only have the support of the Almighty, we serve a cause worth more than our own lives, so we can lay our lives down ferociously standing for truth, celebrating beauty, and acting for goodness. This is
Nehemiah 4:15–23