Yesterday we looked at the life of Nehemiah who was cupbearer for the Persian King after the Babylonia exile. His heart ached when he heard about the distressed Jewish remnant and the desperate conditions in Jerusalem. He learned that the people were in trouble and the wall of Jerusalem was broken and the gates burned. Nehemiah was brokenhearted and took his burden to God in prayer.
“When I heard these words, I sat down and wept, and mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.” (Nehemiah 1: 4)
Nehemiah prayed day and night (6). God opened the doors for the project to move forward—King Artaxerxes supported the project and a foreign king provided the resources. Look around you. What is happening that burdens your heart? Let’s open our eyes to see what God has placed in front of us that we can’t ignore? Imagine what God is arranging behind the scenes, so we can do more than we ever thought possible
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