{"id":15956,"date":"2024-12-15T23:14:22","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T22:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=15956"},"modified":"2024-12-15T23:14:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T22:14:22","slug":"hope-for-today-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/15\/hope-for-today-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Hope for today #16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15869\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/06\/hope-for-today-7\/hope_for_today_dots_800x124_7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_7.png?fit=800%2C124&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,124\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_7.png?fit=800%2C124&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_16.png?resize=800%2C124&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"124\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15869\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:24px;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Nehemiah%201%3A11&#038;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\">Nehemiah 1:11<\/a><br \/>\n&#8216;&#8221;Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of this your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Give your servant success <strong>today<\/strong> by granting him favour in the presence of this man.&#8221; I was cupbearer to the king.&#8217;\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nIt is the mid-5th century BC and although the Jerusalem temple has been rebuilt after the Babylonian exile the city walls lay in ruins. It was a source of shame for the returning exiles, and for Nehemiah. As a cupbearer, checking for poisoned drink and food, he had privileged access to the ruling foreign king, Artaxerxes. However, the request for leave and resources to rebuild the walls was preceded by mourning, fasting and prayer.<\/p>\n<p>Reflection<br \/>\nWhat should we do to prepare for our own important \u2018today\u2019?<\/p>\n<p><strong>QUOTE FOR TODAY<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"background-color: #FFFF00;\">\u2026 we wait with hope. We work with hope. 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