Nehemiah, Patiently Waiting- 7 SG
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Nehemiah, Patiently Waiting- 7 SG
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The Good News Is That Christ Paid for Our Sins. “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8). We Must Personally Pray and Receive Christ by Faith as Our Personal Saviour. The Bible Says, “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13). Nehemiah, Patiently Waiting 7 Memory Verse- Romans 8:25 “But if we hope for that we see not,, then do we with patience wait for it.” Your Leaders come in all shapes and sizes. It is Thoughts hard to look at someone’s physical qualities to determine if they have leadership qualities. Leadership has more to do with character and how a person thinks and acts. Is a leader born or is a leader made? Some are born with leadership potential but we see God can mold people into great leaders. Leaders are important in each facet of our society. Everything rises Think about it: or falls upon leadership. Someone may not be able to look at your Are you a leader that physical appearance to determine God can use to impact your leadership potential, but they can look at your diligence in school & the world? work to determine much about you. Our actions speak louder than words. Nehemiah is an incredible leader that I aspire to be like. He did not merely sit down and talk about all the problems in the world, he moved into action to fix the problems. This separates the leaders form all the followers. It is astounding to see Nehemiah’s reaction to what he hears in 1:4. His first move to action is prayer. He seeks God and asks for specific requests. Read 2:1-16. Let’s see what Nehemiah’s plan of action is. “The Rebuilding of a Nation” Your Thoughts A Patient Leader (1) It is has been four months. What has Nehemiah been doing all this time? He went about his daily routines of work, family, house, and worship. Nehemiah waits until God answers his prayer. You see, Nehemiah was specific in prayer so he waits for a specific answer. He prayed that God would give him mercy from the king to leave work and resources to get the job done. There is a lot of truth revealed in the passing of these four months. Nehemiah does not act on a whim or an emotion. Why would this not be good to do? I have seen many people make quick, rash decisions in life only later to regret or change their mind again. Nehemiah waits on God. Read Proverbs 11:14, 15:22, and Think about it: 24:6. It is wise to seek counsel from Only a prideful others. Waiting gives you time to think, person will not seek look at different perspectives, and put a plan of action into place. A mark of a true advice from others. leader is patience, praying, waiting on God, and seeking counsel. A Praying Leader (2-9) The whole situation with the king came about because of Nehemiah’s specific prayer. It was a direct answer on an ordinary day at work. Nehemiah needed favor from the king to leave work for a long period of time and the resources to reconstruct the walls. One day the king confronts Nehemiah. The king sees that his face is sad and burdened. The whole four months Nehemiah kept going about his daily tasks as if nothing was going on in his heart. This day his burden showed through. Nehemiah seizes the moment and the opportunity. Nehemiah prays before he answers the king then requests exactly what he prayed God would allow. The king grants his request for a leave of absence from work and provides referral papers to get the resources. The king also provided a security team Lesson 7 Your Thoughts A Pursuing Leader (9-16) It is one thing to talk about doing something and another to move forward in action. Nehemiah moves forward from hearing about the problem to pursuing a fix for the problem. God has answered his prayers and he now leaves the comforts of work and home to travel to Jerusalem. He goes on a three day survey trip to assess the situation. What is Nehemiah’s tactic in verse twelve? “And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem”. Is this the heroic actions of a Think About it: pursuing, world-changing leader? Nehemiah does not Wouldn’t Nehemiah march right in and strongly proclaim what he will do? No, just pray when this leader quietly goes in himself to see problems arise, he the issue and takes only a few close always prays. confidants with him. This is an amazing truth we can learn from. Nehemiah takes his time, contemplates, and prays before he announces his plan. Nehemiah is not swayed into an action by emotion or whim. Nehemiah is persistent and knows what it takes to get the job done. He waits until the time is right before releases his plan and puts it into action. Nehemiah is a wise and discerning leader. What does Nehemiah have that I have? What does Nehemiah have that I do not have?