The Hand and The Word
“Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and
turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley, and so returned. And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I
did; neither had I as yet told it to the
Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest
that did the work. Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth
waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up
the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach. Then I told them of the
hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king's words that he had
spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened
their hands for this good work.” (Nehemiah 2:15-18)
Today’s
Morsel: The book of Nehemiah is a very encouraging book. When Nehemiah
get’s word that Jerusalem has basically been destroyed, he sits down, weeps and
prays. When the King notices his countenance, he realizes that something is not
right with his faithful cupbearer. And the king enquires of him what is wrong.
When Nehemiah tells him, the king asks what was his request, and he prays to the God of heaven. “And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant
have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the
city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it. And the king said unto me,
(the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when
wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.
Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me
to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come
into Judah; And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he
may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained
to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall
enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon
me.”
(Nehemiah 2:5-8) When you have the hand of God upon
you, then where the word of a King is, there is power. Nehemiah, like Joseph,
was faithful to those they served, and God granted them their desires. If you
remain faithful to those who are over you, God just might send you to do
something great.
Sing: Hold to God’s unchanging hand, hold to
God’s unchanging hand. Build your hopes on things eternal, hold to God’s
unchanging hand.
Thought For Today: “The King's word
given to you, means God’s hand is upon you.”
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