The Choice | Isaiah 40:3–5

Isaiah 40:3–5 ESV

A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

Nehemiah Prayed...Will You? (v.3)

Here is the day where we come to the crux of it all. God moved because of one man who stood in the gap.

Ezekiel 22:30 ESV

And I sought for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the breach before me for the land, that I should not destroy it, but I found none.

Nehemiah stood in the gap. He prayed for his people. He prepared the way for the Lord. Will you?

Nehemiah prayed early and often, intense prayers of dependency and expectancy.

How are you adjusting your life to really PRAY?

"Prayer does not fit us for the greater work; prayer is the greater work." Oswald Chambers

Nehemiah Shared...Will You? (Mal. 3:1)

Malachi 3:1 ESV

“Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.

Nehemiah 2:17–20 ESV

Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in, how Jerusalem lies in ruins with its gates burned. Come, let us build the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer suffer derision.” And I told them of the hand of my God that had been upon me for good, and also of the words that the king had spoken to me. And they said, “Let us rise up and build.” So they strengthened their hands for the good work. But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant and Geshem the Arab heard of it, they jeered at us and despised us and said, “What is this thing that you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?” Then I replied to them, “The God of heaven will make us prosper, and we his servants will arise and build, but you have no portion or right or claim in Jerusalem.”

Nehemiah understood the issues and he shared it with the people.

How?

Invite others to join our revival on Nov. 6-9. I want to challenge you to invite 5 people to join you, one for each service, during our revival.

Invite friends, family, coworkers, neighbors, the pizza delivery boy, and the check-out girl at the grocery.

Share Christ with someone during our revival. Grab a tract and share Jesus. Ask Christ to open up gospel opportunities for you.

Nehemiah Led...Will You?

Nehemiah was moved to act and lead others under the leadership of God. We need men and women in our church to lead in their spheres of influence.

Don't wait on pastors, take intiative to move foreward. Someone is looking to you for guidance and leadership.

What adjustments will you make in your life to do what God is telling you to do?