EVERYTHING STARTS WITH A PRAYER

I have been reading Nehemiah, about a ordinary guy who changed the world.  The city walls of Jerusalem were broken and burnt down.  GOD called this Man to rise up and build it up again.  Everything changed with a prayer.  the bible says hes he wept, prayed and fasted before the lord for many days when he found out about the city.  He went to see the walls for himself and saw them broken and burnt down.  He spoke to the people and they began to rebuild with help.  The walls were built in 52 days....WOW.... when i read that i started to ask myself about my city.  ABOUT SAN ANTONIO.  There are so many lost souls and people hurting.  San Antonio is our home and our walls are broken and burnt down.  As believers we need to seek GOD they way Nehemiah did and cry out to GOD...

1) we need to know who GOD is.  He is our GOD a GOD who can change the world

2) we need to repent for our city 

3) we need to remember GOD promises and the condition we have, which is to follow his commandments

4) we need to build with one hand and fight with the other ( prayer, fasting, the word, and worship)

See GOD promised his people freedom, but it looked like that promised was gone because of the walls, but the people fell away from GOD.  They did not meet the condition of the promise, which was to remain in him and his commandments.  if we think back to the promises GOD made us, Ministry, Family, Business, relationship whatever it maybe, we may feel, or see the promised have been broken down, or burned with fire. I am here today to say its not over, God not through with you yet. God wants to rebuild us to remind us of his promises...it not only our dreams, GOD is calling San Antonio and wants to raise up people to call back San Antonio, our walls are broken and burned down, look around.  GOD is looking for Nehemiah’s.  People who will stand up and cry out to GOD for repentance, and who has a heart to build.  How many of us want a spiritual change in San Antonio? if we want that we have to be like Nehemiah ....

everything starts with a prayer.....