Scripture to Read: Nehemiah 2:13-15
When God lays a burden on our hearts, we need to seek His direction and discernment. We know that during the four months that Nehemiah prayed about the burden God had given him to rebuild the wall in Jerusalem, God also gave Nehemiah a clear vision of how to do it. We read in Nehemiah 2:13-15 that Nehemiah went out at night to examine the wall and the gates. Nehemiah had to begin to establish the vision God had given him into an actual plan to accomplish the work. Nehemiah only took a few men with him to survey the damage of the wall and the gates. As God uses us, we will sometimes need others to help us in the project God has given us to do. The vision God gives us is the beginning, but then real plans must be laid out so that everyone knows what they need to do to get the job done. If we go into a ministry of any kind and do not have a well thought out plan, we can waste the resources God provides for us. We can end up losing people's trust and bring dishonor to our Lord because we chose not to develop the vision into a hardcore plan. Laying out a hardcore plan is true for our daily lives as well. We must plan our day from the time we get up until the time we go to bed. When we have a plan, our time is not wasted or manipulated by others and we honor our Lord through each day.
Challenge & Application
1. What did God teach you today about planning for ministry and for your daily life to be useful to Him?
2. Who can you help this week who struggles with laying out a daily plan so they honor God with their time and resources?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!