When we hear a call to justice, we are often stirred up in emotion, as we all believe that service to the marginalized and vulnerable is important. Yet, we don’t often have a sustained sense of immediacy towards such passions; we have difficulty having obedience in the same direction over a long period of time. What we find when it comes to having the right actions towards justice is that what we do is the outcome of why we do it. For Nehemiah, his reason for working toward justice was simple: it was because of the fear of God. Put differently, when we see who God is we will do as God says. Furthermore, because Nehemiah’s actions lined up with his words, he had moral authority, and people listened to him and did what he said. We should have a view of who God that leads us to obey what God says.