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"Come-Let's Build the Wall of Jerusalem"
The world has and is ruled by Kings from the very begiining of time. Kings rein on all levels of society whether in business, government, society or families. There are good and bad Kings. Kings possess great wealth, resources, networks and wisdom. There is wisdom from above and from below.
In today's world may of the Kings who society honors and follows are Kings of the world drawing from wisdom from below that ultimately is fed by Satan versus wisdom from upon through King Jesus Christ.
Many Kings who are ordained and appointed by God have had their power, resources, wealth and influenced taken away because of the world, its sin, the mistakes of our past and presences that places us into bondage which is what the powers of Satan want so we will perhaps forever be grounded and rendered powerless.
Yet there are righteous Kings among us who live spirit filled lives as believers in Jesus Christ, within the Holy Spirit, who have the ability and means to unlock the great amount of resources we need to rebuild the Kingdom of God. Yet if Nehemiah had never asked the King for permission and the resources to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem the walls would never have been rebuilt. If Nehemiah had never asked he would have never received.
Many of us, whether Kings or not have asked and asked God for the many resources we need for a multitude of things til we are blue in the face have not asked the Kings in our lives for the things we need with the Boldness of God, as Nehemiah had. These Kings are within our inner circles, who are of God and have been blessed beyond measure financially, for the resources we need. If not, then you are limiting the ability of God for you to receive. Those we must ask for the financial provision we need have the same Holy Spirit working within them as it is working within us. The very act of asking activates the annointing of God as therorically the Holy Spirit is working within himself to mobilize and bring into reality the blessing of God to accomplish our own Nehemiah projects.
If not now, then when as God awaits for us to complete what he has already begun...
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It was the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king. At the hour for serving wine I brought it in and gave it to the king. I had never been hangdog in his presence before, so he asked me, "Why the long face? You're not sick are you? Or are you depressed?" I said, "Long live the king! And why shouldn't I be depressed when the city, the city where all my family is buried, is in ruins and the city gates have been reduced to cinders?" I said, "If it please the king, and if the king thinks well of me, send me to Judah, to the city where my family is buried, so that I can rebuild it." The king, with the queen sitting alongside him, said, "How long will your work take and when would you expect to return?" I gave him a time, and the king gave his approval to send me. Then I said, "If it please the king, provide me with letters to the governors across the Euphrates that authorize my travel through to Judah; and also an order to Asaph, keeper of the king's forest, to supply me with timber for the beams of The Temple fortress, the wall of the city, and the house where I'll be living." When I met the governors across The River (the Euphrates) I showed them the king's letters. The king even sent along a cavalry escort. When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were very upset, angry that anyone would come to look after the interests of the People of Israel. "Come-Let's Build the Wall of Jerusalem" And so I arrived in Jerusalem. After I had been there three days, I got up in the middle of the night, I and a few men who were with me. I hadn't told anyone what my God had put in my heart to do for Jerusalem. The only animal with us was the one I was riding. Under cover of night I went past the Valley Gate toward the Dragon's Fountain to the Dung Gate looking over the walls of Jerusalem, which had been broken through and whose gates had been burned up. I then crossed to the Fountain Gate and headed for the King's Pool but there wasn't enough room for the donkey I was riding to get through. So I went up the valley in the dark continuing my inspection of the wall. I came back in through the Valley Gate. The local officials had no idea where I'd gone or what I was doing-I hadn't breathed a word to the Jews, priests, nobles, local officials, or anyone else who would be working on the job. Then I gave them my report: "Face it: we're in a bad way here. Jerusalem is a wreck; its gates are burned up. Come-let's build the wall of Jerusalem and not live with this disgrace any longer." I told them how God was supporting me and how the king was backing me up. They said, "We're with you. Let's get started." They rolled up their sleeves, ready for the good work. When Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about it, they laughed at us, mocking, "Ha! What do you think you're doing? Do you think you can cross the king?" I shot back, "The God-of-Heaven will make sure we succeed. We're his servants and we're going to work, rebuilding. You can keep your nose out of it. You get no say in this-Jerusalem's none of your business!" http://bible.us/Neh2.1.MSG
In today's world may of the Kings who society honors and follows are Kings of the world drawing from wisdom from below that ultimately is fed by Satan versus wisdom from upon through King Jesus Christ.
Many Kings who are ordained and appointed by God have had their power, resources, wealth and influenced taken away because of the world, its sin, the mistakes of our past and presences that places us into bondage which is what the powers of Satan want so we will perhaps forever be grounded and rendered powerless.
Yet there are righteous Kings among us who live spirit filled lives as believers in Jesus Christ, within the Holy Spirit, who have the ability and means to unlock the great amount of resources we need to rebuild the Kingdom of God. Yet if Nehemiah had never asked the King for permission and the resources to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem the walls would never have been rebuilt. If Nehemiah had never asked he would have never received.
Many of us, whether Kings or not have asked and asked God for the many resources we need for a multitude of things til we are blue in the face have not asked the Kings in our lives for the things we need with the Boldness of God, as Nehemiah had. These Kings are within our inner circles, who are of God and have been blessed beyond measure financially, for the resources we need. If not, then you are limiting the ability of God for you to receive. Those we must ask for the financial provision we need have the same Holy Spirit working within them as it is working within us. The very act of asking activates the annointing of God as therorically the Holy Spirit is working within himself to mobilize and bring into reality the blessing of God to accomplish our own Nehemiah projects.
If not now, then when as God awaits for us to complete what he has already begun...
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It was the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king. At the hour for serving wine I brought it in and gave it to the king. I had never been hangdog in his presence before, so he asked me, "Why the long face? You're not sick are you? Or are you depressed?" I said, "Long live the king! And why shouldn't I be depressed when the city, the city where all my family is buried, is in ruins and the city gates have been reduced to cinders?" I said, "If it please the king, and if the king thinks well of me, send me to Judah, to the city where my family is buried, so that I can rebuild it." The king, with the queen sitting alongside him, said, "How long will your work take and when would you expect to return?" I gave him a time, and the king gave his approval to send me. Then I said, "If it please the king, provide me with letters to the governors across the Euphrates that authorize my travel through to Judah; and also an order to Asaph, keeper of the king's forest, to supply me with timber for the beams of The Temple fortress, the wall of the city, and the house where I'll be living." When I met the governors across The River (the Euphrates) I showed them the king's letters. The king even sent along a cavalry escort. When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were very upset, angry that anyone would come to look after the interests of the People of Israel. "Come-Let's Build the Wall of Jerusalem" And so I arrived in Jerusalem. After I had been there three days, I got up in the middle of the night, I and a few men who were with me. I hadn't told anyone what my God had put in my heart to do for Jerusalem. The only animal with us was the one I was riding. Under cover of night I went past the Valley Gate toward the Dragon's Fountain to the Dung Gate looking over the walls of Jerusalem, which had been broken through and whose gates had been burned up. I then crossed to the Fountain Gate and headed for the King's Pool but there wasn't enough room for the donkey I was riding to get through. So I went up the valley in the dark continuing my inspection of the wall. I came back in through the Valley Gate. The local officials had no idea where I'd gone or what I was doing-I hadn't breathed a word to the Jews, priests, nobles, local officials, or anyone else who would be working on the job. Then I gave them my report: "Face it: we're in a bad way here. Jerusalem is a wreck; its gates are burned up. Come-let's build the wall of Jerusalem and not live with this disgrace any longer." I told them how God was supporting me and how the king was backing me up. They said, "We're with you. Let's get started." They rolled up their sleeves, ready for the good work. When Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about it, they laughed at us, mocking, "Ha! What do you think you're doing? Do you think you can cross the king?" I shot back, "The God-of-Heaven will make sure we succeed. We're his servants and we're going to work, rebuilding. You can keep your nose out of it. You get no say in this-Jerusalem's none of your business!" http://bible.us/Neh2.1.MSG
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