TEEN TALK IN THE WORD DAY 28

When you fight with your sibling or others, what kind of fighter are you?

 Scrapper?
 Underdog?
 Top dog?
 Pit bull?

Nehemiah Helps The Poor
Open you Bible up to the book of Nehemiah. Before we read from chapter 5, (Read: 5:1-13) I need to give you a little background on what’s happened in the story. Nehemiah has gathered many of God’s people (the Israelites) to help rebuild the walls around the city of Jerusalem, because years earlier, it had been taken over by their enemies and destroyed.
As if the job of rebuilding an entire city wall wasn’t enough trouble, in the middle of the project, food becomes scarce, which meant it now costs even more money to eat. And on top of this, the king has put a high tax on the Israelites! A lot of the people working in Jerusalem were getting poorer and poorer, while the richer ones were taking advantage of the poor people and lending them money at HUGE interest rates. These people are hurting. Let’s find out what happens when Nehemiah hears of this scam.


1. Put yourself in Nehemiah’s shoes, and think about all the people he had to stand up to.
Think about that moment right before he started talking.

• What do you think was going through his mind?
• What would that have been like?

2. What is it that keeps people from speaking up at times like these?
3. t are the risks we take if we decide to stand up and speak up for what is right in tough situations?
4. What are the benefits to standing up against those who are unfair or brutal toward others?
5. What would this world be like if we all did this?

Prayer
Pray that you don’t just simply wait to see if someone else will stand up for what’s right. But as God’s child, you are called to speak out and bring what’s right into this world. We have to stand together and be like Nehemiah, taking risks by speaking up, even when it’s tough.