Sanballat is Calling

Sanballat offered Nehemiah a "seat at the table" when he made progress in his mission (Neh 6).

It was a strategy to distract and ultimately destroy. It's a strategy that often works.

But Nehemiah said, "No, I'm doing a great work. I won't leave it and come down to you."

Not all offers are two-faced traps; some are sincere invitations to be part of someth…