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Thursday, May 23, 2013

May 24 "A Little Great Work" Nehemiah 1:6








It may be small, brick by brick,
but it's a great work.
Nehemiah 1:6 - Oh God! Let your ears be attentive and your eyes be open to the prayers we offer you this day.  Nehemiah heard about a broken down wall and prayed.  What is broken in our lives?  What does God keep hearing us say over and over and over.  Oh, do not stop, O God!  And I love it that Nehemiah moved forward and built a wall.  And Nehemiah thought he was doing a "great work" for God.  Whatever we do out of sincere hearts to know You and make You known---it is a great work, a great privilege.  May we be more concerned with the little great works we are doing than what we are receiving.  May we be more concerned with loving others than what they are doing to us.  May we be more concerned with advancing God's Kingdom than managing our lives well.

PRAYER FROM PSALMS
Psalm 25:15-16 ~  O God, Our eyes are ever on You.  Only You can release my feet from the snare that I am in.  Caught.  Trapped.  Broken-down.  Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.  Relieve the troubles of my heart and free me, from myself and from my sin, from what I want.  O God, hear these out-loud words of mine.

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3 comments:

  1. Abba's GirlMay 24, 2013 at 6:50 AM

    Gate by gate, brick by brick restoration was coming to Jerusalem and it began with a righteous man Nehemiah praying.

    In today's world it can be hard to remember restoration usually comes 1 brick at a time and is backed by prayer.

    May we continue to pray and seek Him first.

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  2. annetteMay 24, 2013 at 7:41 AM

    Nehemiah had a beautiful heart for The Lord.
    1. He grieved over the things of God.
    2. He knew God's Word and His Promises.
    3. He prayed those promises back in faith, and asked God to grant him the honor of rebuilding the wall.
    4. He prayed before he spoke.
    5. and he praised God's good Hand for favor.
    6. He got the Proper Authority to commence the work.
    7. He inspected and planned before he started.
    8. He worked diligently and prayerfully.

    So many lessons to learn from these passages.
    Beautiful heartfelt prayer, Bev.

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