Tag: nehemiah
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(9′) Prayer Involves Reasoning from God to God
“’Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.’” ~ Isaiah 1:18 Prayer involves reasoning from God to God. That is to say, prayer involves reasoning: Who God is: In Daniel…
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(22) Filling Out Providence without Passivity or Presumption
“So, I went out at night…” (Nehemiah 2:13a).“After an all-night march from Gilgal, …” (Joshua 10:9a). ~ Nehemiah got some bad news about the city of Jerusalem being in ruins and prayed about it. Then he took up the matter with the king, praying even as he did, and got green signals to head to…
The Dew and the Rain 