Hello Everyone,

Nehemiah verbalized his goal...

...with a prayerful spirit. V. 4 The king said to me, “What is it you want?” Then I prayed to the God of heaven, - This is a quick, arrow style prayer shot up to heaven, silently.

Now, this kind of prayer is only effective if it is backed up by a lot of private prayer. Nehemiah prayed constantly for 4 months, and that's why this arrow prayer was effective. If all your prayer life ever consists of is quickie prayers you may wonder why you never really get a hold of God!

If you are driving thru an intersection and look over and see a semi running the light and barreling toward your window and you pray a quickie prayer, "Oh God, help me!" you'd better be prayed up in private, because there will be no time to confess your sins and make things right and make sure you are right with family members and that you have your life in order.

Here's Nehemiah with the perfect opportunity laid right in his lap. He says quickly, "Lord, this is it, don't let me blow this!" Nehemiah is talking to the most powerful man in the world, but he pauses to consult His real boss!

Proverbs 21:1 The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

Greater Things Are Yet To Come!

Pastor Phil