The Great wall of China took 2000 years to build and served to protect China from invading mongols. The Berlin wall was erected overnight and stood as a barrier between East and West for 28 years. Both of these walls stood for many years. One was built for protection the other for isolation. One took many years to build, one was erected quickly. We read about another wall in the bible in Nehemiah. The wall around Jerusalem. Walls around cities in biblical times were essential. They offered safecy and symbolized strength and peace. We need to rebuild and reestablish walls in our life that provide safety. Not only did Nehemiah rebuild the walls, but he had to establish gates. Gates allow good things to come through the walls of protection. They also allow a way to expel those things that need to be removed. Sis. Hughes ties the gates that Nehemiah repaired to our lives. We must keep our gates and walls in repair.