Aim: To press on in Christ's strength—despite opposition.
Doctrine: Even after receiving God's commission, churchmen will face grave trials. This is not to be interpreted as God's displeasure; instead, trouble is His training grounds (for us).
Exegesis: How the church gets herself into ''good'' trouble: by acting on God's promises (v. 9a), by using God's resources (v. 9b), and by claiming God's territory (v. 10).
Further application: How believers are valiantly sustained, in difficulty: by remembering that God's ''good hand'' is upon us, and by believing in Christ and His gospel.
Key verse: v. 10 ''When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard of it, they were deeply disturbed that a man had come to seek the well-being of the children of Israel.''
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Rev. Mark Henninger received his Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and he has been Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois for more than 30 years.