Nehemiah's Heart-Wrenched Prayer (version 2)
In the Medo-Persian capital of Shushan lived a Jewish man named Nehemiah.
His job was to taste the Medo-Persian's king’s wine.
He then requested that God hear his prayer,
To be continued ->
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His job was to taste the Medo-Persian's king’s wine.
If someone wanted to poison the king, Nehemiah would die first.
One day, Nehemiah received a bad report. Jerusalem was in sad shape.
This weighed heavy upon Nehemiah's heart.
Nehemiah sat down, wept, fasted, and prayed for several days (Neh. 1:4).
Nehemiah began his prayer by establishing his relationship with God.
“I beseech thee, O Lord God of Heaven,
the great and terrible God that keeps covenant
and mercy for them that love him,
and observe his commandments.” (Neh. 1:5).
the great and terrible God that keeps covenant
and mercy for them that love him,
and observe his commandments.” (Neh. 1:5).
“Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open,
that thou may hear this prayer of thy servant,
which I pray before thee now, day and night,
for the children of Israel, thy servants,
He proceeded into personal and corporate confession with,
and confess the sins of the children of Israel,
which we have sinned against thee,
both I and my father’s house have sinned.” (Neh. 1:6). To be continued ->
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"Though the Lord be high, yet has he respect unto the lowly" Psalms 138:6a
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