-Richard Burton
Nehemiah 1: 4-11
4 And it came to
pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain
days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven, 5 And said, I beseech
thee, O Lord God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant
and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments: 6 Let thine ear
now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy
servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of
Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we
have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned. 7 We have
dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the
statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses. 8
Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses,
saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations: 9 But if
ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of
you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from
thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name
there. 10 Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by
thy great power, and by thy strong hand. 11 O Lord, I beseech thee, let now
thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy
servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant
this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's
cupbearer.
Neh 1:4-11
- Present condition must become
a personal burden
- Seek God personally and
privately
- I must take personal
responsibility
- Allow other believers to
provide support for your life
- Build a wall between yourself
and your enemies