[h=1]Nehemiah 1:10-11 The Voice (VOICE)[/h] [SUP] [/SUP]
[SUP]10 [/SUP]They are Yours, God—they are Your servants; they are Your people whom You liberatedfrom the exile by Your initiative and power. [SUP]11 [/SUP]O Lord, hear Your servant praying to You and pay attention, and not just to my prayers but alsoto the prayers of thesevery Jews whose greatest joy is to live in fear and awe of You.
I am asking for success today, God; please make sure this man is compassionate to me, Your servant.
In that day, I was cupbearer to the king.
The Voice (VOICE) The Voice Bible Copyright © 2012 Thomas Nelson, Inc. The Voice™ translation © 2012 Ecclesia Bible Society All rights reserved.
[h=1] [/h] These are my thoughts, please share yours.
10 He is talking to the Lord reminding himself of what the Lord had done. The Lord never needs to be reminded of what we did but sometimes we need to be reminded of what the Lord has done for us. He is also by doing this giving the Lord praise and His just dues. We can never praise the Lord as much as He deserves but we are to praise Him.
11 So he gave the Lord praise before asking for something, he gave credit to Him for what He had done before he asked for Him to do something else, he was not just asking and asking God but he took time to thank Him and praise Him for what he had done. He prays with humility calling himself God’s servant, we are to be like this, we are to serve Him. He was praying that the position the Lord allowed him to have would bring the Lord honor and further service to Him. Do we use the placements the Lord has given us for Him or do we use it to benefit ourselves?
[SUP]10 [/SUP]They are Yours, God—they are Your servants; they are Your people whom You liberatedfrom the exile by Your initiative and power. [SUP]11 [/SUP]O Lord, hear Your servant praying to You and pay attention, and not just to my prayers but alsoto the prayers of thesevery Jews whose greatest joy is to live in fear and awe of You.
I am asking for success today, God; please make sure this man is compassionate to me, Your servant.
In that day, I was cupbearer to the king.
The Voice (VOICE) The Voice Bible Copyright © 2012 Thomas Nelson, Inc. The Voice™ translation © 2012 Ecclesia Bible Society All rights reserved.
[h=1] [/h] These are my thoughts, please share yours.
10 He is talking to the Lord reminding himself of what the Lord had done. The Lord never needs to be reminded of what we did but sometimes we need to be reminded of what the Lord has done for us. He is also by doing this giving the Lord praise and His just dues. We can never praise the Lord as much as He deserves but we are to praise Him.
11 So he gave the Lord praise before asking for something, he gave credit to Him for what He had done before he asked for Him to do something else, he was not just asking and asking God but he took time to thank Him and praise Him for what he had done. He prays with humility calling himself God’s servant, we are to be like this, we are to serve Him. He was praying that the position the Lord allowed him to have would bring the Lord honor and further service to Him. Do we use the placements the Lord has given us for Him or do we use it to benefit ourselves?