Day 44: An Unselfish Prayer

“O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight to fear your name, and give success to your servant today…” (Nehemiah 1:11).

After receiving word about how the walls of Jerusalem had been destroyed, Nehemiah mourned for days and continued fasting and praying. He prays to God, confessing the sins of Israel and of his own sins. He admits that he knows better than to live the way he has been living against the commands that God first gave to Moses. He acknowledges his mistakes and begs for God’s attention to hear his prayer.

What is so encouraging about the story of Nehemiah is that he has a plan for his people back home. He really had the choice of not doing anything about this problem, but decided to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem under God’s guidance in hopes to not only restore the land, but also the spiritual lives of people that desperately needed it.

What an example! An example of a man who realized what he was capable of doing to fix a seemingly impossible problem. And what an honest commitment we see out of Nehemiah to do something like this. We see that he really felt the pain and distress of these people and decided to do something about it. I love how the scriptures do not lack to show his first method of action- prayer.

So don’t take my word for it- try it yourself! Bring your plans and intentions before God. Let him provide the opportunity if it is not already there. But we cannot do that under his guidance without first being engaged in communication with Him through prayer. Lets take time for a prayer today so we can help someone tomorrow.

Written by Michael Conatser, a college student at Mt. Juliet

# posted by JP @ 12:01 AM on Monday, December 27, 2010

Comments:

How awesome it is that we can bring our cares, concerns, and thoughts to God in prayer and He will hear us and help us. So many times we take advantage of such a great opportunity. Also, many times we go to prayer doubtful. Asking "What If" questions...

God assures us we can turn our cares and concerns over to Him. Through prayer, we can do this and have tremendous burdens lifted.

Thank you Michael for your post. It was a good reminder to me of the promises God made for us...all we have to do is come before Him and ask.

-Nick

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Day 44: An Unselfish Prayer “O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight to fear your name, and give success to your servant today…” (Nehemiah 1:11). After receiving word about how the walls of Jerusalem had been destroyed, Nehemiah mourned for days and continued fasting and praying. He prays to God, confessing the sins of Israel and of his own sins. He admits that he knows better than to live the way he has been living against the commands that God first gave to Moses. He acknowledges his mistakes and begs for God’s attention to hear his prayer. What is so encouraging about the story of Nehemiah is that he has a plan for his people back home. He really had the choice of not doing anything about this problem, but decided to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem under God’s guidance in hopes to not only restore the land, but also the spiritual lives of people that desperately needed it. What an example! An example of a man who realized what he was capable of doing to fix a seemingly impossible problem. And what an honest commitment we see out of Nehemiah to do something like this. We see that he really felt the pain and distress of these people and decided to do something about it. I love how the scriptures do not lack to show his first method of action- prayer. So don’t take my word for it- try it yourself! Bring your plans and intentions before God. Let him provide the opportunity if it is not already there. But we cannot do that under his guidance without first being engaged in communication with Him through prayer. Lets take time for a prayer today so we can help someone tomorrow. Written by Michael Conatser, a college student at Mt. Juliet # posted by JP @ 12:01 AM on Monday, December 27, 2010 Comments: How awesome it is that we can bring our cares, concerns, and thoughts to God in prayer and He will hear us and help us. So many times we take advantage of such a great opportunity. Also, many times we go to prayer doubtful. Asking "What If" questions... God assures us we can turn our cares and concerns over to Him. Through prayer, we can do this and have tremendous burdens lifted. Thank you Michael for your post. It was a good reminder to me of the promises God made for us...all we have to do is come before Him and ask. -Nick # posted by Anonymous : December 28, 2010 at 11:02 PM Post a Comment << Home	Mt. Juliet Church of Christ 1940 N. Mt. Juliet Road P.O.Box 248 Mt.Juliet, TN 37122-0248 (615)758-2274 Fax:615-754-2351 Email Worship Services: Sunday Early Worship: 8AM Sunday Bible Study: 9:15AM Sunday Late Worship: 10:15AM Night Worship: 6PM Wednesday Bible Study: 7PM Past Archives: November 2010 December 2010

Day 44: An Unselfish Prayer

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