When life lays in ruins……
I went to Jerusalem, and after staying there three days I set out during the night with a few others. I had not told anyone what my God had put in my heart to...
Author: Helen Redfern
For those who have no voice…….
Nehemiah has waited and has finally been presented with the opportunity to ask the king for help. To ask the king of Babylon to help the exiled Jews to rebuild their city. When Sanballat...
Finding your place in God’s story
In the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was brought for him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had not been sad in...
Service with a smile
Yesterday, we had a look at Nehemiah’s prayer. Did you notice the last line? Give your servant success today by granting him favour in the presence of this man. Nehemiah 1:11 This man? Which...
My prayer based on Nehemiah’s prayer
So. Nehemiah. He hears terrible news about his people in Jerusalem. He cries. He grieves. He doesn’t eat. And then he prays this prayer – Lord, the God of heaven, the great and awesome...
So what is the point of prayer?
So over the last few days, we’ve looked at some natural responses to bad news. Why? Because we’re looking at the book of Nehemiah and in Nehemiah chapter 1, he receives some really bad...
Natural response #3: where is God in all this?
When we hear bad news, it’s hard not to think ‘Where is God in all this?’ When someone is not responding to chemotherapy, it’s easy to ask ‘Is there even a God?’ When an...
Natural response #2: hiding under the covers
This is naturally me. I am not good in a crisis. Everyone close to me knows that. I freeze. My body closes down. I’m screaming and panicking inside but I’m rooted to the spot....
Natural response #1: the desire to get even
Remember yesterday? How Nehemiah asked the question ‘How are things?’. They told me, “The exile survivors who are left there in the province are in bad shape. Conditions are appalling. The wall of Jerusalem...
When I heard the news………
The words of Nehemiah son of Hakaliah: In the month of Kislev in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa, Hanani, one of my brothers, came from Judah with some...
