God Remembers - 8 am Experience
In the rebuilding the people were still struggling, they were back in the city but still felt oppressed;
dismembered. God RE-members (play on the word remember - not just bringing to one's memory, but a
putting back together) broken cities, broken people, broken dreams, etc. Nehemiah's prayer can be seen as
selfish when we first read it, but when we think of God putting together things, Nehemiah's prayer takes on
a new meaning.
He had sacrificed, been ridiculed, etc. he too was feeling broken...God put me back
together...have favor on me, make me whole; not for my glory but so that I can continue to do your will for
your people. As we build after the shift what does it look like for us to ask God to RE-Member (put back
together) US. RE-member the dismembered places in our lives/families, re-remember Impact, etc so we
can Build After the Shift.