Quiet Time Notes

Notes from my daily Quiet Times with God

Teach Us To Pray - Eager to Act

September 5th, 2008
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Nehemiah 4:6-9 - Nehemiah prayed to for the walls of Jerusalem to be rebuilt

Nehemiah turned his theology into biography
He prayed to a powerful God, but it did not end there; he was ready and eager to act
Many times we pray (talk) and then sit back (no walk) waiting for a miracle to happend

Nehemiah prayed often and spontaneously - 1:4, 4:4, 5:19, 6:9, 13:14, 22, 29, 31
He is prayers were followed by:
What closes God's ear to our prayers is not the depth of our sin bu the lack of our eagerness to act upon his Word