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"Be still, and know that I am God"... (Psalm 46:10) [NIV]

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Friday, March 25, 2011
1 The words of Nehemiah son of Hakaliah:
In the month of Kislev in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa, 2 Hanani, one of my brothers, came from Judah with some other men, and I questioned them about the Jewish remnant that had survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem.

3 They said to me, “Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.”

4 When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven. 5 Then I said:

“LORD, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments, 6 let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer your servant is praying before you day and night for your servants, the people of Israel. I confess the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father’s family, have committed against you. 7 We have acted very wickedly toward you. We have not obeyed the commands, decrees and laws you gave your servant Moses.

8 “Remember the instruction you gave your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations, 9 but if you return to me and obey my commands, then even if your exiled people are at the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for my Name.’

10 “They are your servants and your people, whom you redeemed by your great strength and your mighty hand. 11 Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of this your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Give your servant success today by granting him favor in the presence of this man.”

I was cupbearer to the king.
Nehemiah 1, NIV

It's friday again! and we've completed John 1 through 21 already (i hope this applies to everyone too!). anyway i've decided to revisit Nehemiah 1 and recap on some of the key things to learn from the wise man. so here are some lessons learnt (or re-learnt)..

1. ASK about your brothers and sisters
"I questioned them about the Jewish remnant that had survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem.) [verse 2]
sometimes we really need to be proactive and ask people to share. this is one area which i see myself lacking because i would usually just wait for people to tell me about themselves, but from this we can see that the entire basis of the book of Nehemiah is based on this - ASKING!!

2. EMPATHIZE with your brothers and sisters
"When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven." [verse 4]
when we hear and know about the things that concern our brothers and sisters, do we pray? do we JUST pray?? and how often do we pray?? Nehemiah wept, mourned and fasted for days!! of course, we believe that prayer is powerful, but this taught us that we need to do much more than just praying. we need to be fervent in our prayer, and to perhaps to even fast to tell God how sincere we are!

3. REMEMBERING God's Promises
“Remember the instruction you gave your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations, 9 but if you return to me and obey my commands, then even if your exiled people are at the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for my Name.’" [verses 8-9]
well, nothing is more powerful than the Word of God. it somehow just empowers us and gives us faith, knowing that God will always keep his promises. Hence, herein lies a case for us to read the bible, often.

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