Category Archives: Our Daily Text

Insights from devotional times in the Sahara Desert, which may also serve as sermon ideas.

I will do my part

I will do my partNehemiah 3:1 (LITV)

And Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests. And they built the Sheep Gate. They sanctified it and made stand its doors. Even to the Tower of Meah they sanctified it, to the Tower of Hananeel.

We don’t have to do all the work by ourselves. All we have to do is our part.

If each of us does our part, the wall will be rebuilt.

A great leader learns how to delegate the task, and motivate others to finish the job.

When each of us does our part, we can rejoice together for a job well done.

There are no lone rangers in the work of God.  Either we do the work together, or it won’t get done.

It all starts with a prayer burden

It all starts with a prayer burdenNehemiah 1:3-4 (LITV) :

And they said to me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great evil and shame. The wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.
And it happened, when I heard these words, I sat down and wept, and mourned for days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of Heaven.

Nehemiah was used of God to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.  First, he rebuilt the physical walls.  Then, he rebuilt the spiritual ones.

How did God end up using him to carry out this huge task?

It all started with a prayer burden.

When you have a prayer burden, no one has to tell you to pray.  The burden is so strong, it becomes difficult to do anything else.  It will drive you to skip meals.  Fasting comes easy to a burdened heart.

When David Wilkerson got a prayer burden for the streets of New York, God used him to reach the Mau Maus and the Bishops.  Then God allowed him to reach out even further, through Teen Challenge.

What is your prayer burden today?  Let us know about it through the comments section, so we can pray with you about it.