“Don’t declare an emergeny - Lincoln took 4 years to get the resistant Democrats under heel - it’s not even hurting them yet.”
Was Lincoln up against a culture of Facebook, Twitter, CNN, etc., where 4 MINUTES seems like an eternity?
When Nehemiah had authority from the king to go back to Jerusalem and build it's walls; Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem got REALLY incensed!
And, as the work progressed; they got even angier and plotted to destroy the effort.
When the plot was discovered; What did the Jews do??
They prayed.
And, when the went back to work on the wall; every other man was carrying a weapon!
This may be OUR end game as well.