6:8. Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart A bold word this to fling in the teeth of authority. I. Men of courage are men of convictions. Nehemiah’s consciousness that he was doing a great work made him bold. Physical courage is a thing of blood and nerve. The morally courageous man may be nervous, shrinking, fearful. He is self-reliant because reliant on God. The men without convictions, what have they done?
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