You Alone Are the Lord

Then the leaders of the Levites . . . called out to the people: "Stand up and praise the Lord your God, for he lives from everlasting to everlasting!" Then they prayed: "May your glorious name be praised! May it be exalted above all blessing and praise! You alone are the Lord." (Nehemiah 9:5-6 NLT)

Lessons from Nehemiah: Ten actions steps when the task before you is bigger than you.
1. Pray first.
2. Answer the call.
3. Take the first step.
4. Do your complaining to God.
5. Use common sense.
6. God-size your problems.
7. Work together.
8. Work hard.
9. Resist distractions.
10. Finish what you start.

Today's meditation:

• Never forget that no matter how well we perform or how much we do, God always does more - our source, our hope, our all in all.

Praise today:

• Yes, praise the everlasting God for what he has done through us to advance his kingdom and to work his will, for his sustenance, his mercy, his empowerment, his plan.
• Yes, praise God for what he alone has done for Emmanuel College, for the miracles that astonish us and reveal his awesome power, for the many times we have said, "That's not our doing. Only God!"
• Yes, praise the Lord for what he is yet to do for Emmanuel College, for the provision yet to come, for the work yet to be completed by him through us, for what he alone will do - so remarkable, so extraordinary that people will stand in awe and say, "You alone are the Lord."

Pray First! Pray Through!