Nehemiah 1-3

Sometimes it only takes one God motivated person to inspire a whole generation.  For a period when the exiles began trickeling back to Jerusalem Nehemiah was that man. God had given him a message that Jerusalem was in disarray. But what could a lowly servant of the king do? There is no indication that Nehemiah had trained in leadership skills.  All I can figure is that Nehemiah picked up his leadership skills from observing the king of Persia.  When God connected those observations with the humility of a servant of his the results were amazing.
It took me about 12 minutes to read this passage.
Stuart