Bebai
Nehemiah 7:16 The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight
Bebai is a word said to have uncertain meaning. Meanings suggested including “precious son” or “void” or “baby”. The Bible speaks of a void in the beginning … Gen_1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
But the Spirit of God moved. Great things can come out of nothing. A great child was borne of a virgin in a manger. Do not mourn your emptiness …instead allow the Spirit of God to move …and see what can happen. Perhaps you have a very important decision and you are empty, void of any leading as to what to do …or you are so low, you think it is time to resign from board and call it quits. But I see differently … I see a new baby coming out of your nothing … a great invention that needed the void to be incubated by the Holy Spirit. Take time out for a personal retreat …spending more time than ever with God and His word. Pray for a fresh infilling of the Holy Spirit. God will start a fresh phase in that business or project.
Even the void was an asset, to enable a new beginning. Tear up your mood of resignation. Go and hear first the Spirit of God ministering to your spirit. Consider Naomi, … she ended well, though initially emptied.
Rth_1:21 I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?
Verses for further meditation
Isaiah 55:11; Luke 1:53
Thoughts for Business and the work place
Leaders know how to start again …again and again
Suggestions for Prayer
Lord, fill me afresh with your Holy Spirit. Amen.
As Nehemiah’s wall was built, so will we see a reconstruction in all that may appear in distress and in waste. Nehemiah trusted and feared God, putting his faith in the Almighty whose strength is limitless to exceed all our expectations. Look out daily for Nehemiah’s Wall in 2015 and do invite friends to subscribe to the free email or social media posts.
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