Nehemiah 1:4-11 When I heard this, I sat down and wept. In fact, for days I mourned, fasted, and prayed to the God of heaven. Then I said, “O Lord, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of unfailing love with those who love Him and obey His commands, listen to my prayer! Look down and see me praying day and night for your people Israel. I confess that we have sinned against you. Yes, even my own family and I have sinned! We have sinned terribly by not obeying the commands, decrees, and regulations that you gave us through your servant Moses. Please remember what you told your servant Moses; If you are unfaithful to me, I will scatter you among the nations. But if you return to me and obey my commands and live by them, then even if you are exiled to the ends of the earth, I will bring you back to the place I have chosen for my name to be honored. The people you rescued by your great power and strong hand are your servants. O Lord, please hear my prayer! Listen to the prayers of those of us who delight in honoring you.”
Pray when you know __________________ must be done, and you know you are ________________________ of doing it. How many options do we try before asking God?
Three ingredients of Nehemiah’s prayers included;
1) _________________ God for His power and love.
2) ____________________ the nation’s sins.
3) Calling on God to ________________.
Nehemiah was convinced that God would restore His people if they _________________. Are you convinced that our nation is in a dire state and the only way for it to be saved is by a spiritual awakening through ______________________?
Ingredients for successful prayer includes: ______________________, ________________________, ________________________, ________________________, ________________________, and ________________________.