We can learn from Nehemiah’s example how to pray for ourselves in the pursuit of holiness. Like Nehemiah, we need to set aside time each day for planned, protracted, persevering prayer. We need to lay before the Lord any areas of persistent sin in our lives: sins such as gossip, irritability, impatience, lack of love, [...]
Archive for January 3rd, 2012
We Can Learn from Nehemiah on Prayer
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged Gossip, Holiness, Holy Spirit, Impatience, Impure Thoughts, Irritability, Love, Nehemiah, Persistent Sin, Prayer on January 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Two Types of Prayers of Dependence
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged Nehemiah 1, Nehemiah 2, Prayer on January 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Our Prayers of dependence should be two types: planned periods of prayer and unplanned, spontaneous prayer. We see both of these beautifully illustrated for us in the life of Nehemiah and recortded for us in Chapters 1 and 2 of that book. Nehemiah was one of the Jews in exile and was cupbearer to the [...]
