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NEHEMIAH WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that you have been purposefully positioned by God in this exact time and season?
How does obedience, even when costly or risky, shape godly character and Kingdom leadership?
In what ways does the present \u201cshaking\u201d create both exposure and opportunity for God\u2019s unshakable Kingdom to advance?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place,
but you and your father\u2019s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to royal position
for such a time as this?\u201d <\/em>\u2013 Esther 4<\/a>:12<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For Such a Time as This<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It requires courage to step out and lead as a follower of Christ in the midst of a world that is becoming more hostile to Christianity. But you were not born into this time and season by accident. God sovereignly positions leaders in history to fulfill His Divine purposes. God caused each and every one of us to be born into our fullness of time just as Jesus was (Galatians 4:4). <\/strong>And God trusts you to complete every task that He has entrusted to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Esther came to her \u201croyal position\u201d to save a nation and to save God\u2019s people from destruction. But for each of us who has received Christ, we have become kings and priests, a royal priesthood (1 Peter 2:9-10). <\/strong>God has brought us into both a priestly position and a royal position, and perfectly positioned us in space and time to fulfil a specific Divine purpose.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We need to have the courage to step out in obedience to our Heavenly Father \u2013 even when, at times, that obedience goes against what others advise and against what seems to be right. Obedience always has trials and risk built into it, which is why it develops Godly character as we negotiate the challenges according to God\u2019s leading (James 1:2-3)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faithful disciples of Jesus shine as light amid darkness, advancing God\u2019s purposes in their generation. And just as God called us out of darkness and into His glorious light, so He has called us to shine like a city on a hill, and to become salt and light (Matthew 5:13-14)<\/strong> in a world that is being shaken, and is desperately seeking answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hebrews 12:26-27<\/strong> tells us that \u201cYet once more I (God)\u00a0shake not only the earth, but also heaven.\u201d\u00a0
Now this,\u00a0\u201cYet once more,\u201d indicates the\u00a0removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things
that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are a few key things to notice. Firstly, it is God who is doing the shaking. Because of the shaking, the enemy is being stirred, and his plans are being revealed. We must always remember that believers will have the ultimate victory. Secondly, there is something which cannot be shaken, that shall remain. What is it that cannot be shaken? Verse 28<\/strong> tells us \u2013 we are receiving \u201ca Kingdom which cannot be shaken.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The shaking that originates in Heaven grants us a Divine opportunity to examine everything that we have become accustomed to doing, and to readjust our lives as necessary to ensure that we are aligned with God\u2019s end-time purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And \u2013 through the shaking, through the testing, through the seeking, and through the resting, everything is being put into place for an unprecedented outpouring of the Spirit of God. At the same time, adversity will be used by God to bring His people, individually and collectively, to their knees in prayer.
<\/strong>\u00a0
Isaiah 33:6<\/strong> is another key verse for the current times. It says, \u201cWisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times, and the strength of salvation; the fear of the Lord is His treasure.\u201d <\/em>In other words, the wisdom and knowledge of God, dispensed through His servants whom He has placed strategically in positions of influence during the end times, will provide great guidance and stability in an unstable world being buffeted by the schemes of the enemy in the midst of Divine shaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son.<\/em>
\u2013 Galatians 4:4a (NKJV)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Just like Jesus, each of us has also been born into our own fullness of time, and each of us has a Kingdom purpose to fulfill that is intended to have eternal impact on our generation and on the generations to come.\u00a0 We have been born for such a time as this \u2013 and this is the exact, divinely synchronized time for us to step out in faith and act upon the Divine opportunities that God is presenting to us. This also means that every opportunity has a specific time allocated to it.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awareness of God\u2019s timing \u2013 our fullness of time \u2013 will encourage us to become very diligent in our preparation, so that maximum growth and fruitfulness will be attained through Divine opportunity that is recognized and executed in the perfect way and at the perfect time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s pray.\u00a0 Father, please strengthen our courage to obey You completely and to embrace the fullness of our appointed season. Please impart the wisdom that we need to discern Your timing, the grace to stand firm amid global shaking, and the faith to step fully into the Kingdom purposes that You have entrusted to us. Amen.lance where it has been lost, and to renew our perspective of who You are. May our lives be always established upon the foundations of peace, intimacy, and obedience. Amen.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This devotional is written by Pastor Steve<\/strong> Harris, the founder of Global Influencers<\/a>, an organization that trains and equips leaders and emerging leaders to establish anointed communities that transform nations by restoring Kingdom culture from grassroots to government in the villages, cities, regions, and nations of the world. He is also the Content Development Assistant in the Nehemiah Entrepreneurship Community<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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It requires courage to step out and lead as a follower of Christ in the midst of a world that is becoming more hostile to Christianity. But you were not born into this time and season by accident. God sovereignly positions leaders in history to fulfill His Divine purposes. God caused each and every one of us to be born into our fullness of time just as Jesus was (Galatians 4:4). <\/strong>And God trusts you to complete every task that He has entrusted to you.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"It requires courage to step out and lead as a follower of Christ in the midst of a world that is becoming more hostile to Christianity. But you were not born into this time and season by accident. God sovereignly positions leaders in history to fulfill His Divine purposes. God caused each and every one of us to be born into our fullness of time just as Jesus was (Galatians 4:4). <\/strong>And God trusts you to complete every task that He has entrusted to you."}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"

Esther came to her \u201croyal position\u201d to save a nation and to save God\u2019s people from destruction. But for each of us who has received Christ, we have become kings and priests, a royal priesthood (1 Peter 2:9-10). <\/strong>God has brought us into both a priestly position and a royal position, and perfectly positioned us in space and time to fulfil a specific Divine purpose. <\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"Esther came to her \u201croyal position\u201d to save a nation and to save God\u2019s people from destruction. But for each of us who has received Christ, we have become kings and priests, a royal priesthood (1 Peter 2:9-10). <\/strong>God has brought us into both a priestly position and a royal position, and perfectly positioned us in space and time to fulfil a specific Divine purpose. "}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"

We need to have the courage to step out in obedience to our Heavenly Father \u2013 even when, at times, that obedience goes against what others advise and against what seems to be right. Obedience always has trials and risk built into it, which is why it develops Godly character as we negotiate the challenges according to God\u2019s leading (James 1:2-3)<\/strong>.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"We need to have the courage to step out in obedience to our Heavenly Father \u2013 even when, at times, that obedience goes against what others advise and against what seems to be right. Obedience always has trials and risk built into it, which is why it develops Godly character as we negotiate the challenges according to God\u2019s leading (James 1:2-3)<\/strong>."}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"

Faithful disciples of Jesus shine as light amid darkness, advancing God\u2019s purposes in their generation. And just as God called us out of darkness and into His glorious light, so He has called us to shine like a city on a hill, and to become salt and light (Matthew 5:13-14)<\/strong> in a world that is being shaken, and is desperately seeking answers.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"Faithful disciples of Jesus shine as light amid darkness, advancing God\u2019s purposes in their generation. And just as God called us out of darkness and into His glorious light, so He has called us to shine like a city on a hill, and to become salt and light (Matthew 5:13-14)<\/strong> in a world that is being shaken, and is desperately seeking answers."}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"

Hebrews 12:26-27<\/strong> tells us that \u201cYet once more I (God)\u00a0shake not only the earth, but also heaven.\u201d\u00a0
Now this,\u00a0\u201cYet once more,\u201d indicates the\u00a0removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things
that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain.<\/em><\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"Hebrews 12:26-27<\/strong> tells us that \u201cYet once more I (God)\u00a0shake not only the earth, but also heaven.\u201d\u00a0
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There are a few key things to notice. Firstly, it is God who is doing the shaking. Because of the shaking, the enemy is being stirred, and his plans are being revealed. We must always remember that believers will have the ultimate victory. Secondly, there is something which cannot be shaken, that shall remain. What is it that cannot be shaken? Verse 28<\/strong> tells us \u2013 we are receiving \u201ca Kingdom which cannot be shaken.\u201d<\/em><\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"There are a few key things to notice. Firstly, it is God who is doing the shaking. Because of the shaking, the enemy is being stirred, and his plans are being revealed. We must always remember that believers will have the ultimate victory. Secondly, there is something which cannot be shaken, that shall remain. What is it that cannot be shaken? Verse 28<\/strong> tells us \u2013 we are receiving \u201ca Kingdom which cannot be shaken.\u201d<\/em>"}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"

The shaking that originates in Heaven grants us a Divine opportunity to examine everything that we have become accustomed to doing, and to readjust our lives as necessary to ensure that we are aligned with God's end-time purposes.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"The shaking that originates in Heaven grants us a Divine opportunity to examine everything that we have become accustomed to doing, and to readjust our lives as necessary to ensure that we are aligned with God's end-time purposes."}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"

And - through the shaking, through the testing, through the seeking, and through the resting, everything is being put into place for an unprecedented outpouring of the Spirit of God. At the same time, adversity will be used by God to bring His people, individually and collectively, to their knees in prayer.
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Isaiah 33:6<\/strong> is another key verse for the current times. It says, \u201cWisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times, and the strength of salvation; the fear of the Lord is His treasure.\u201d <\/em>In other words, the wisdom and knowledge of God, dispensed through His servants whom He has placed strategically in positions of influence during the end times, will provide great guidance and stability in an unstable world being buffeted by the schemes of the enemy in the midst of Divine shaking.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"And - through the shaking, through the testing, through the seeking, and through the resting, everything is being put into place for an unprecedented outpouring of the Spirit of God. At the same time, adversity will be used by God to bring His people, individually and collectively, to their knees in prayer.
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Isaiah 33:6<\/strong> is another key verse for the current times. It says, \u201cWisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times, and the strength of salvation; the fear of the Lord is His treasure.\u201d <\/em>In other words, the wisdom and knowledge of God, dispensed through His servants whom He has placed strategically in positions of influence during the end times, will provide great guidance and stability in an unstable world being buffeted by the schemes of the enemy in the midst of Divine shaking."}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/table","render":"

But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son.<\/em>
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Just like Jesus, each of us has also been born into our own fullness of time, and each of us has a Kingdom purpose to fulfill that is intended to have eternal impact on our generation and on the generations to come.  We have been born for such a time as this \u2013 and this is the exact, divinely synchronized time for us to step out in faith and act upon the Divine opportunities that God is presenting to us. This also means that every opportunity has a specific time allocated to it. <\/strong><\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"Just like Jesus, each of us has also been born into our own fullness of time, and each of us has a Kingdom purpose to fulfill that is intended to have eternal impact on our generation and on the generations to come.  We have been born for such a time as this \u2013 and this is the exact, divinely synchronized time for us to step out in faith and act upon the Divine opportunities that God is presenting to us. This also means that every opportunity has a specific time allocated to it. <\/strong>"}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"

Awareness of God\u2019s timing \u2013 our fullness of time - will encourage us to become very diligent in our preparation, so that maximum growth and fruitfulness will be attained through Divine opportunity that is recognized and executed in the perfect way and at the perfect time.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"Awareness of God\u2019s timing \u2013 our fullness of time - will encourage us to become very diligent in our preparation, so that maximum growth and fruitfulness will be attained through Divine opportunity that is recognized and executed in the perfect way and at the perfect time."}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"

Let\u2019s pray.\u00a0 Father, please strengthen our courage to obey You completely and to embrace the fullness of our appointed season. Please impart the wisdom that we need to discern Your timing, the grace to stand firm amid global shaking, and the faith to step fully into the Kingdom purposes that You have entrusted to us. Amen.lance where it has been lost, and to renew our perspective of who You are. May our lives be always established upon the foundations of peace, intimacy, and obedience. Amen.<\/strong><\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"Let\u2019s pray.\u00a0 Father, please strengthen our courage to obey You completely and to embrace the fullness of our appointed season. Please impart the wisdom that we need to discern Your timing, the grace to stand firm amid global shaking, and the faith to step fully into the Kingdom purposes that You have entrusted to us. Amen.lance where it has been lost, and to renew our perspective of who You are. May our lives be always established upon the foundations of peace, intimacy, and obedience. Amen.<\/strong>"}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/separator","render":"

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This devotional is written by Pastor Steve<\/strong> Harris, the founder of Global Influencers<\/a>, an organization that trains and equips leaders and emerging leaders to establish anointed communities that transform nations by restoring Kingdom culture from grassroots to government in the villages, cities, regions, and nations of the world. He is also the Content Development Assistant in the Nehemiah Entrepreneurship Community<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","content":"

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This devotional is written by Pastor Steve<\/strong> Harris, the founder of Global Influencers<\/a>, an organization that trains and equips leaders and emerging leaders to establish anointed communities that transform nations by restoring Kingdom culture from grassroots to government in the villages, cities, regions, and nations of the world. He is also the Content Development Assistant in the Nehemiah Entrepreneurship Community<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","data":{"media_text":[{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"

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