Speaker: Wen Jiang
The Community in Prayer [Nehemiah 9:1-37]

1) See God for who He is

a) He is Great (v5)
b) He is God alone (v6) – At that time, the Israelites were struggling with idolatry but the priest led them to proclaim He is God alone.
c) He is Righteous (v7-8)
d) He delivers us (v9-12) – God delivers us from problematic situations.
e) He guides and provides for us (v13-15) – God use human shepherds to guide us.

Question: What is the thing that we bring when we come before God?
· Acknowledge Him in our lives – When we come to God in prayer, we need to recognise who He is.

2) See ourselves and our situation (v16-30)

The Israelites were in repeated rebellion (v16-18) and they were disobedient (v26-27a). Their actions were repeated – they sin and turn back to God, sin again and turn back again. Therefore, are we like the Israelites? Have we forgotten the miracles that God has done in our lives?

In v29-30,
· We need to humbly take stock of our situation.
· We need to recognise our sinfulness.
· We need to confess (v2-3).

3) See God in light of our situation

· God was still loving (v17b)
· God was still merciful (v19-21)
· God still provided (v22-25)
· God was still faithful

4) See the future (v32)

It means to have an expectation. As we pray this is what we hope to see, we should see and the key word is ASK!

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