Can God Use You?

Nehemiah requests the king´s help in rebuilding Jerusalem.

INSIGHT

Nehemiah comes before the king unable to conceal his agitation over the situation in Jerusalem. When we are faced with situations that need change, preparation is vital. We may not be able to do anything about it at the moment, but we can ask ourselves this question: “If it lay within our power to do anything we wanted to do, what would we do?´ If we can answer that, then we will recognize opportunity when it knocks, and we can capitalize on it as Nehemiah does.

The Lord Is Good

Lord God, we humbly come before You, O God and we seek Your face; we acknowledge You, Lord God. We acknowledge that You are mighty and great, You are Omnipotent,
Omnipresent, and Omniscient; You are Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last. You are Awesome and Magnificent. There is no one like You; You
are the One and Only, the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Lord God You are what satisfies our every longing, Your joy is our strength. You sustain our soul and fill our
hearts with Your love and grace. Your all consuming Fire surrounds us and protects us. We praise You and glorify Your holy Name, we praise You and worship You; for You
are good and Your mercies endureth forever. You are the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last; You are our Wonderful Counselor, You
are our Comforter, You are our Defender, You empower us to do what is right, You are faithful, fearless, forgiving, Great, Good, High and lifted up, Holy,
inconceivable, incredible, just, love, loyal, magnificent, mighty, Powerful, potent, Rich in mercy and love, Strong Tower. You are our Provider and Protector; Lord
God, You are Abba Father and we cling to You. Lord God, You are Holy and we sing praises to You, hallelujah, glory to God, we dance before You and sing praises to Your
Holy Name. We dance before You like David danced and we live our lives giving praises to You, O God. Let our lives give an aroma of praise that glorifies and praises
You, O Lord God.

I am The Greatest

Allowing God to Promote
“So David’s fame spread throughout every land, and the LORD made all the nations fear him” (1 Chron 14:17).
We live in a day of self-promotion. Marketing firms are hired today to persuade others to view a person or situation in the way they want you to. There are millions of dollars spent annually by sports companies, personality agents, and marketing firms to create fame for their clients and products. They negotiate sponsorship deals and try to get the most money for the most exposure. The ultimate goal is fame and notoriety.
There is a great danger in self-promotion. Self-promotion is trying to move from the place you are to a place ahead of where God may want you. It is not wrong to become famous, popular or desired by others as long as it happens as a fruit of your calling. However, when you begin to orchestrate things in an effort to inflate who you are for the sake of gain, you have crossed the line.
David’s fame was a result of his fulfilling his mission in life. When he failed, he repented. When he was successful, he acknowledged the Lord. Never do you see David exalt himself over the Lord. Yes, he made some selfish decisions that led to sin. But David could not be criticized for self-promotion.
We all must carefully balance the difference between marketing designed to inform and educate versus promote and manipulate. Describing the true attributes of a product, service or person is good marketing communications. However, persuasion designed to inflate reality is witchcraft.
Proverbs says, “Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips (Prov 27:2).
Following this principle will keep you from moving beyond God’s method of promotion.