Nehemiah was grieving greatly about the condition of his homeland to such an extent that his boss, King Artaxerxes expressed concern.  He prayed to God, personally accepting responsibility for this calamity and positioning himself for action. He boldly asked for permission to temporarily vacate his duties as cupbearer to the king to go himself and lead the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s wall.

He didn’t just lament from afar … he became personally involved, stepped up and did something about.

Granted, prayer is the first step, but then faith-filled action needs to follow.

PRAYER: Father in Heaven, hear our prayer, and then put into our minds a plan of action whereby we can personally do our part to fulfill Your Kingdom here on earth.

READING: Neh. 1,2