29th Sept 07: Try Tears (Nehemiah 1:11)

1. Hanani, Nehemiah’s brother, & others saw the misery of Jerusalem & its inhabitants. This report caused Nehemiah to weep.

Our situation is as bad as Jerusalem. We need to move from report making to weeping.

Note that Jesus wept over Jerusalem & General Booth told a preacher he needed ‘tears from the heart’. Those who mourn are comforted.

2. The key to Nehemiah’s subsequent prayer is the last sentence. ‘Give your servant success today by granting him favour (‘show mercy’ KJ) in the presence of the king’.  The next verses show God answered the prayer.

3. What is the key for each of us that will bring about God’s promises to rebuild the walls of the kingdom in the UK?

May each of us mourn for our nation.

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