What Happens When God's People Pray?

Nehemiah 1

There are so many benefits from prayer. It's a habit God wants His people to develop. From Nehemiah we learn that prayer changes a person's life. The direction of Nehemiah's life changed from being a cup bearer to the king to a contractor for THE KING. What a promotion! We also see that prayer motivated Nehemiah into action. His sense of urgency took him from prayer, fasting and tearing his clothing to an attitude of confident humility. We see this demonstrated as Nehemiah stands before the king and with sorrow on his face responds confidently to the king. Prayer also changed Nehemiah's heart toward the city. In prayer he was consumed with the sin of Israel and his own sin involvement and called on God to remember the promises that had been made to Israel.

In our own lives, when we get serious about prayer we can expect things to happen. We might be surprised at the amount of change that happens to us personally when we begin praying for our city. Thankfully we can pray expectantly, knowing God will hear the sincere heart that cries out in repentance and claims the promises in His Word. So, what do you need to pray about, confess and/or claim as a promise from God. He's waiting...ready to share His plan with you. Begin today to seek His will, His call, His forgiveness, not just for you, but for our city.