Instructions in the Night
Nehemiah 2:12 And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.
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The night speaks of darkness, uncertainty, trouble and risk. How so many of us are justified to hate the night seasons … but, it is often the time when God puts things in our hearts. We love the daylight … we can see clearly and our senses alert, but in the night, we are afraid, disturbed … drowsy. Nehemiah arises in the night and gets set to move on. The men around him do not understand why he cannot wait till day break… why must they be disturbed from their sleep.
Nehemiah is a trained man of God and not a man of people. He does not tell or explain the thoughts that God has put in his heart … he mounts the beast and moves to where God has sent. Be careful of whom you tell your dream or divine strategy. People will not often appreciate what God has instructed, as the ways of God are not remotely that of men. May God help you to make haste to move when instructed to do so, and not to tarry. May we not waste our night seasons …sleeping, in self-pity, mourning or whining. May God help us to hear Him and to obey by arising at the time He has instructed – even when it is not convenient.
Nehemiah had only a few men … surely he could have confided in them – but God did not tell him to do so. May we learn to work alone when this is the way God has specifically instructed.
Verses for further meditation
Luke 2:8; Acts 5:19
Thoughts for Business and the work place
Leaders are driven by deeply held convictions. But night seasons can teach humility, sympathy and patience – important virtues needed to lead.
Suggestions for Prayer
O Lord, Help me not to waste my night seasons in murmuring and self-pity. Amen
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