In the Book of Nehemiah we see how God works through a man who was held in high esteem by King Artaxerxes of Persia. Nehemiah heard about the new temple that had been built in Jerusalem after the Jews returned to their homeland, but nearly a century has passed and the walls still lie in crumbling ruins inviting attacks on the city. Nehemiah sets in motion a carefully laid out plan to help rebuild the walls of Jerusalem with determination and prayer. Despite much opposition, Nehemiah encourages his countrymen to complete the task in only fifty-two days! Surely an attribute to God's power.
How Nehemiah prayed for Israel - -
- He confessed Israel's sins
- He reminds the Lord of His promises to the faithful
-He requested success for his plans to rebuild the city's wall
How WE can pray:
With adoration - praising God for who He is
With confession - asking God to forgive our sins
With thanksgiving - thanking God for what He has already done...and will do...
With supplication - bringing our requests to God.
5 comments:
A good reminder. Thank you for sharing. Happy Spiritual Sunday!
I love the Book of Nehemiah. There are so many great lessons in the Book. Thank you for your good post today and the direction it gives us for how to pray.
You are so right. We can certainly learn from Nehemiah. I love this story.
Blessings,
Charlotte
What a great example Nehemiah was, thank you for sharing such wonderful thoughts on how to pray.
Christmas Blessings,
Kathi :)
I love reading examples of prayer in the Bible. What a wonderful post thank-you.
It takes me awhile to get to all the post but I enjoy them no matter when I get to them.
Thank-you so much for being a part of Spiritual Sunday this week.
God Bless,
Ginger
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