Nehemiah 2:11-20
If we attempt to re-establish the family as a God-ordained institution, then we will be under Satan's attack.
Mockery has effectively laid a blow on the institution of the family.
Reasons for the wall around the city
1. protection
2. identity
3. boundaries
Ways the family is like a wall
1. protection – there is a security to having a family support you.
2. identity – the things that happened in your family life shape the person you will be for the rest of your life.
3. boundaries – the family sets limits for your life.
God's commandments
1. protection – If you keep God's commandments, you keep from getting hurt.
2. identity – people who live according to the Lord's precepts are identifiable.
3. boundaries – sometimes the Bible plainly says, “don't do it!”