8/31/19
The Month's Topic: The Imprtance of Unity and Setting A Time
Foundational Text:
Nehemiah Chapter 1
Artaxertes Sends Nehemiah to Jerusalem
Nehemiah 2:1-6 NIV
1 In the month of Nisian in the twentieth year of King Artaxertes, when wine was brought to him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had not been sad in his presence before,
2 so the king asked me, "Why does your face look so sad when you are not ill? This can be nothing but sadness of heart."
I was very much afraid,
3 but I said to the king, "May the king live forever! Why should my face not look sad when the city where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?"
4 The king said to me, "What is it you want?
Then I prayed to the God in heaven,
5 and I answered the king, "If it pleases the king and if your servant has found favor in his sight, let him send me to the city in Judah where my ancestors are buried so that I can rebuild it."
6 Then the king with the queen sitting beside him, asked me,
" How long will your journey take, and when will you get back?" It pleased the king to send me; so I set a time.
This month, I really just want to focus on the last verse, verse 6. ..I just love how the queen was right there, sitting beside the king hearing EVERYTHING said between her husband and Nehemiah.
The bible says: How good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in UNITY.
Psalm 133:1
Meditation Points:
If you want things to be good and pleasant in your home, whether it's among brethren, siblings, or husband and wife...There must be UNITY. You can't have one person saying one thing behind the other person's back (especially if you are parenting or co-parenting kids) and expect there to be UNITY.
The king said nothing behind the queen's back.....She was sitting right there, when the king made the decision to send Nehemiah to rebuild the wall.
No secrets. Anything that needs to be said let it be said openly....Let decisions be made in UNITY. Present yourself as a united front in your marriage, in your parenting, in your home life, in your business, in your ministry, in general against the enemy (against the devil, wherever he attempts to rear his ugly head).
The queen was right there....She was not at home being submissive. She was by his side being submissive.
Because when you are really in UNITY, you can trust that other person to represent you and they can trust you to do the same equally as well for them.
The second thing, I love about verse 6 of Nehemiah 2 is how Nehemiah set a time in which he would be back and the assignment would be complete.
Somebody: You need to set a time and work with everything in you to stick to it.
Be goal oriented...And don't ever take for granted the opportunity you have been given. "Because nobody has to do anything for you." Seems like I've been hearing that phrase a lot lately.
So, If it pleased the king (God) to send you there, to let you be hired there...Then you owe it to him to set a time or if your boss has given you a time that he or she expects the work to be done, you owe it to God to honor their request.
Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.
Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ.
Coloss 3:23-24 NLT
The Lord will give you an inheritance as a reward for the work similar to, but MUCH GREATER than the inheritance the Prodigal Son's Father had for him.
Luke 15:11-24 NIV
So, In closing it's important to set a time (a goal) and to push yourself to achieve greater than your current status or current ability.
It's important to set a time to show respect and honor for God (the king), to show respect for your boss. Because again, nobody has to do anything for you.
The king didn't have to let Nehemiah leave his current position (working for him as a cupbearer) to go build a wall, but he did.
It's also important to be in Unity because the devil would like nothing more than to rob you of your potential, sabotage the potential of your marriage, your home life, your business, your ministry.
It's important to be in Unity and to set a time (a goal) because your kids need to see you doing it. Children follow and learn from what they see you doing as a parent and not just from what you say.
Beloved, Read and see what revelations the Holy Spirit will give you on Nehemiah Chapter 2 especially verse 6.
Until Next Month.
LPS~ LOve, Prophetess Stacy
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