Have you ever been in one of those places of turning? Things
are changing and you are just not sure what the change will look like. This
seems to be what I am going through now. I have many questions for the Lord but
He is not letting me see clearly. I can feel He is doing a realignment in the
things around me. It is not so much a change in schedule but a change of direction
or focus (a change in what is important in this season).
Nehemiah Chapter 1
I feel like the Lord just led me to the Book of Nehemiah.
Nehemiah, the kings cup barrier, got a word that eventually changed his
direction and focus. First he was refocused and then he was redirected. This
word that came to him so effected him emotionally that his boss the king
noticed. The major reason of the king noticing and making enquiry was God’s
plan.
I have watched as God has done, or is doing a realignment in
missionaries lives this year. Like Nehemiah’s time, this realignment is for
something major God is about to do in the earth. We see signs; America is
losing its dominance, the Far East is being organized and materially blessed,
Africa is the main Muslim-Christian battle ground, South America is for once at
peace and Europe is being shaken.
Nehemiah had a burden from the Lord. A burden from the Lord
will effect you emotionally. This is something God has ordained for you to be
concerned about. Something in your skill-set is useful to the Lord for the
object of this burden.
I’m sure Nehemiah felt he was powerless to do anything about
his object of concern. He did do what he could. His burden, object of concern,
was the redemption of his people, God’s people, the Jews. He remembered the
promises God had made and Nehemiah fervently prayed into those promises. He
sought the Lord, knowing God had the power to rectify the situation. Although
the text does not speak of this, I believe as Nehemiah prayed God downloaded a
plan to him. When the king (who was the powers that be at that time) lined up
with God’s plan, Nehemiah had the plan.
So we ask
ourselves, do we have God’s plan yet for the burden He has placed before us.
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Let us do an inspection of where He has brought
us to.
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Ask for Him to clarify the burden.
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Listen for the sent word from Him that deepens
our emotions.
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Repent and get right with God.
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Pray into the burden.
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Anticipate God to release His plan to you.
The world is
changing, get ready for your release.

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