And the king granted me what I asked, for the good hand of my God was upon me. (Nehemiah 2:8, ESV) Every so often, I will have someone tell me: “Good luck.” My reply: “I don’t need luck.” I am not saying that in a prideful way. There is a reason I don’t need luck. I have something better than luck. I have the good hand of the Lord upon me. I believe that when we live … [Read more...] about The Good Hand of My God
Devotions
The Difficult Conversation
“And I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, that you send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers’ graves, that I may rebuild it.”” (Nehemiah 2:5, ESV) It was a difficult conversation. But it was a conversation Nehemiah needed to have. There was potential that the conversation would go bad. But if Nehemiah never asked he … [Read more...] about The Difficult Conversation
Verse of the Week: Romans 7:22-23
“For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members.” (Romans 7:22–23, ESV) Every Sunday, I share a verse of the week. Use this verse to meditate, pray, ponder, and memorize during the week. See how taking just one verse into your heart … [Read more...] about Verse of the Week: Romans 7:22-23
Send Me
“And I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, that you send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers’ graves, that I may rebuild it.”” (Nehemiah 2:5, ESV) We always think that someone else will go. We are busy people. We got our lives to live. There are certainly other people out there who will have the time, the money, and … [Read more...] about Send Me
You Will Be Afraid
Then I was very much afraid. (Nehemiah 2:2, ESV) Nehemiah doesn’t say he was just afraid. He says he was very much afraid. In other words, he was terrified. His fear was extreme. This is one of the things I love about the Bible. These are real people with real struggles. Nehemiah was a great hero, but even Nehemiah was afraid. He wrestled with fear just like we wrestle with … [Read more...] about You Will Be Afraid