Daily Devotional – ‘In His Footstep’
By Kingdom Support Initiatives (KSi)
April 12th 2022

Obedience After Praying

But when Samballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant heard this, it displeased them greatly that someone had come to seek the welfare of the people of Israel… Then I arose in the night, I and a few men with me. And I told no one what my God had put into my heart to do for Jerusalem. There was no animal with me but the one on which I rode. Nehemiah 2:10-12(ESV)

Bible Reading: Nehemiah 2

There is a wall to rebuild. The wall of people’s hearts in our generation that has been disconnected from God has to be rebuilt so that people can be fully connected and reconciled back to God through Christ Jesus. We live in a world where God’s factor has been deliberately neglected or forgotten in the quest for a peaceful and prosperous world. As much as policies are good, any society that does not consistently and fundamentally stay true to the ideals of God eventually falls and fails. Despite the good education, super-speed technology, committed government, and secured future the world strives for, without accepting the governance of God through Christ Jesus, and a desperate heart to know and seek God, our generation will fall short of these expectations. Our generation can produce the likes of Moses, Joshua, Nehemiah, Deborah, Paul etc. that will capture the world for God, humbly surrender ourselves to His will and prepare the way for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The road will be steep like it was for Nehemiah. But we can respond strategically as Nehemiah did. Nehemiah rose up in the night to inspect. As we will later see, this strategic step led to the successful completion of rebuilding the wall. From time to time, I am confident that the Lord will reveal strategies to help in this ministry of reconciliation. Our job is not to worry if it will work or not. Let’s simply obey and see God work.

Self-Reflection: Strategic positioning is important in the ministry of reconciliation and God’s Spirit gives the inspiration to access these strategies.

Action Point: Please be obedient to the Holy Spirit today as He leads you (John 15:5)

Intercessory prayer: Ask that God will fill our children and youths with a burning desire for holiness and righteousness.

Hymn: Trust and obey,

For there’s no other way

To be happy in Jesus

But to trust and obey.