Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel
Week 36, Day 3.
Tuesday, 7th September 2021.
TOPIC: STAND OUT 3: Be Concern about God’s Properties
Memory Verse: Math. 5:14
“14 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.”
Bible Reading: Nehemiah 1:1-4
“1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. It came to pass in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the citadel,
2 that Hanani one of my brethren came with men from Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, who had survived the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
3 And they said to me, “The survivors who are left from the captivity in the province are there in great distress and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem is also broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.”
4 So it was, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for many days; I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven.”
Standing out among our peers involves showing love to the things of God, having concern about the things God cares for. God cares for souls of men, for the labour of His children and His temple, so to stand out for God, we must also care for what God cares for. The heart that is concerned about what concerns God is a heart that is ready to stand out.
Nehemiah was a slave in shushan. He was the King’s cupbearer and was well treated and enjoyed favour despite being a slave. When he saw His brethren from Judah, he felt concern for how Jerusalem was, and the report made him wept and cried to God on behalf of the city of God. He stood up for the city and received the backing of God. Through Nehemiah and the help of the King (which he served), the wall was rebuilt. He’s concern for the things of God made him to stand out for the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem.
Many destinies are laying down wasted because many of us have not shown concerned. What you have concern for is also a pointer to what God has called you to do. Nehemiah never had any vision from God to rebuild the broken wall but His concern for it led him to rebuild the wall. What are you standing for? What is that issue that burdens your heart? What are those things you have concern for even when others are mocking it? Stand out by putting your best to put it right, that may be what you are called to do. Take the decision to stand tall for what you are concerned about and the Lord will back you up in Jesus Mighty name, Amen.
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