The State of our People In Great Affliction Psa 34:19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but...

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The State of our People

In Great Affliction

In Great Affliction Psa 34:19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

In Great AfflictionPsa 107:39 Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.

In Great Affliction Obadiah 1:13 Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity;

The State of our PeopleAre in Great Affliction

In Reproach

In ReproachGen 30:23 And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:

In ReproachRuth 2:15 And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not:

The State of our PeopleAre in Great AfflictionIn ReproachThe Walls are Broken Down

The Walls are Broken DownWalls Provide Protection

The Walls are Broken DownWalls Provide Protection

Walls set Boundaries

The Walls are Broken DownWalls Provide Protection

Walls keep the bad outWalls keep the good in

The Walls are Broken DownWalls Provide ProtectionWalls set boundariesWalls define space/identify rooms

The Walls are Broken DownWalls Provide ProtectionWalls set boundariesWalls define space/identify rooms

Walls give a sense of security

The Walls are Broken DownPro 25:28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

The Walls are Broken Down2Pe 1:5 ¶And beside this, giving all diligence,

add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

2 Pe 1:6 And to knowledge temperance; and

to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

The Walls are Broken Down

My Biggest Problem Is ME

The State of our PeopleAre in Great AfflictionIn ReproachThe Walls are Broken Down

The Gates are Burned with Fire

The Gates are Burned with FireAct 3:2 And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;

The Gates are Burned with Fire

They Burned their Identity

Nehemiah’s Heart was Broke

The State of our People

His Heart was BrokeNeh 1:4¶And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,

Nehemiah’s Heart was Broke Nehemiah Prayed for Restoration

The State of our People

Prayer Was Personal

Nehemiah Prayed for Restoration

Prayer Was PersonalPrayer was Pointed

Nehemiah Prayed for Restoration

Prayer Was PersonalPrayer was PointedPrayer was Purposeful

Nehemiah Prayed for Restoration

Nehemiah’s Heart was Broke Nehemiah Prayed for Restoration

Nehemiah Acted his words out

The State of our People

The State of our People

The State of our People

The State of our People

The State of our People

The State of our People

The State of our People

The State of our People

The State of our People

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