Hello Everyone,

God’s people are not helpless in the face of problems. We do not have to sit idly by and just accept whatever life deals our way. Problems are opportunities for God to show Himself strong.

God’s people have a powerful tool at our disposal. It is the mighty weapon of prayer.
2 Corinthians 10:4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;
Prayer moves the hand that moves the world!

In Nehemiah chapter 1is one of the mightiest prayers in all of the Bible.

First of all it is A prayer of brokenness.
He understands he’s kneeling before the great God of heaven.
Nehemiah 1:5

⁵ Then I said: "O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and obey his commands,

He isn’t coming to God flippantly. Yes, prayer is conversation with God, but always with reverence for who He is. Jesus prayed this way in His example of the Lord’s Prayer. "Hallowed be Thy Name."

Nehemiah didn’t rush into the presence of God asking for his problem to be fixed.

2 Corinthians 5:11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men;

America has lost her fear for the God who gave us this land! And the church is getting forgetful too.

The church today is saying to the world, "Since you aren’t willing to go to the One who said, ’Come unto Me,’ we’ll bring a more tolerable version of Him down to where you like to live!"

Learn from Nehemiah how to move the hand of God and get prayers answered.

Nehemiah 1:10 "They are your servants and your people, whom you redeemed by your great strength and your mighty hand.

When you have real problems and impossible situations you don’t need a God you can walk up to and ’high five.’ You need a God that is so great, mighty, and powerful, that coming into His presence causes you to kneel in humble repentance.

Oh How HE Loves Us!

Pastor Phil