Hello Everyone,

Nehemiah’s prayer was A prayer of Confidence. v.8-10

“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.

He says, "God, remember those promises from your Word? I'm holding you to your Word!" Nehemiah not only knew God's Word, he believed it.

Here is real prayer. Not just thinking of what you want, and asking God for it.

Not just having your agenda and begging God to get on board with your plans.

Real prayer is taking God at His Word.

Real prayer is claiming the Rock Solid Promises He has given us in His Word!

Pray this way: Identify a promise of God, and then stand on it, and tell Him about it!

Nehemiah says God; I'm asking you now to do what you have said you will do.

We are returning to you in faith and repentance, and now we will await your favorable response back to us as you have promised. Nehemiah is holding God to His Word.

Isn't this daring? Yes, but it is a holy audacity our God is not offended by.

He delights in us believing Him and taking His Word.

Without faith it is impossible to please God, and so having faith pleases Him!

Faith is taking God at His Word.

Faith is believing God's promises regardless of the circumstances and regardless of the consequences.

Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance; it is laying hold of His willingness!

When I lack faith about something, I pray: God, I'm like the boy's father who said: “I believe, help thou my unbelief”. I'm claiming Your Word!

When I have a financial need, as a tither I come to God and remind Him: God, you have promised to bless me for tithing, and you said you would open the windows of heaven, and rebuke the devourer that sucks up all our resources.

I ask you to honor your Word in this matter, and I know you will. [and He always does!]

WOW! Greater Things Are Still to Come!

Pastor Phil