And I said to them, “Do not let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot; and while they stand guard, let them shut and bar the doors; and appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, one at his watch station and another in front of his own house.” Nehemiah 7:3

In Nehemiah 7, the walls of Jerusalem were all completed and the gaps were all repaired. Having restored the wall, Nehemiah was concerned that the succeeding generation would not treasure what the returning Jews had done and damage the walls again. It is always h... Read the full devotion here