when god answers prayers… nehemiah 2:1-8. main idea: wait while god waits, and work while god...
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When God answers prayers…
Nehemiah 2:1-8
Main idea: Wait while God waits, and work while God works.
When God answers prayers…
• He decides His own Time
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English Civil Equivalent
Nissan March-April
Iyar April-May
Sivan May-June
Tammuz June-July
Av July-August
ElulAugust-September
TishriSeptember-October
CheshvanOctober-November
KislevNovember-December
TevetDecember-January
Shevat January-February
Adar February-March
Jewish Calendar
Waiting Period(4-5 months)
During the waiting period…
• He sees the genuineness of the
burden
• He tries and strengthens the faith
• He forms Christ in usRom 8:29 ‘For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to
the image of His Son…’
When God answers prayers…
• He decides His own Time
• He demonstrates His own Power
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Proverbs 21:1 The king's heart is like channels of water in the hand of the LORD; He turns it wherever He wishes.
v.2c “…Then I was very much afraid”
Wrath of a Persian King Work of a Cup bearer
When God answers prayers…
• He decides His own Time
• He demonstrates His own Power
• He directs the Weak Hearted
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When God answers prayers…
• He decides His own Time
• He demonstrates His own Power
• He directs the Weak Hearted
• He desires a Committed Response