That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?
 

6:3 cannot come down. In this response also, Nehemiah sets a notable example for Christian leaders. It is counter-productive to allow God’s enemies (or even compromising believers) to get them sidetracked into unnecessary activities or arguments.

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