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BURDENED
BURDENED
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,
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.
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.”
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.
Main Idea: Brokenness precedes a monumental move of God.
Main Idea: Brokenness precedes a monumental move of God.
Key Question: When was the last time you were broken over spiritual things?
Key Question: When was the last time you were broken over spiritual things?
1. Brokenness starts with concerns. (v. 1-2)
1. Brokenness starts with concerns. (v. 1-2)
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,
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.
Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
This is the first and great commandment.
And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity!
2. Brokenness grows with consideration. (v. 2-3)
2. Brokenness grows with consideration. (v. 2-3)
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.
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.”
So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;
Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
3. Brokenness is born out of conviction. (v. 4)
3. Brokenness is born out of conviction. (v. 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.
So when I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and plucked out some of the hair of my head and beard, and sat down astonished.
Now while Ezra was praying, and while he was confessing, weeping, and bowing down before the house of God, a very large assembly of men, women, and children gathered to him from Israel; for the people wept very bitterly.
and this woman was a widow of about eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
Life Application Bible Reasons for Fasting
Life Application Bible Reasons for Fasting
1. To receive divine intervention when we are helpless.
1. To receive divine intervention when we are helpless.
2. To know God’s will for our lives.
2. To know God’s will for our lives.
3. To respond to times of crisis.
3. To respond to times of crisis.
4. To prepare for ministry.
4. To prepare for ministry.
5. For personal cleansing.
5. For personal cleansing.
6. For victory over temptation.
6. For victory over temptation.
APPLICATION:
APPLICATION:
Commit to FAST from ONE meal per week for the next 6 weeks!
Commit to FAST from ONE meal per week for the next 6 weeks!
