Nehemiah 2:7-9 7 Furthermore I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, let letters be given to me for the governors of the region beyond the River,[a] that they must permit me to pass through till I come to Judah, 8 and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he must give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel which pertains to the temple,[b] for the city wall, and for the house that I will occupy.” And the king granted them to me according to the good hand of my God upon me. 9 Then I went to the governors in the region beyond the River, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me. Three o'clock - 3:05 a.m. to be exact. Can't sleep because of the onset of tremor activity. And I have to wait on anti-tremor meds until after meeting Miss Rachel and Dr. Standeart. sigh... going to be a 'rock and roll' morning! So I looked up to see how many times Good Hand(s) were in The B asic I nstructons B efore L eaving E arth and found 3 times in NKJV - all dealing with the rebuilding of the wall of around Jerusalem at the conclusion of the captivity. HHhhmmmmm - a sign? After reading the three in context, I reflected on this particular passage. I find it intriguing that Nehemiah requests from a foreign "king" written proof that he (Nehemiah) has 'the authority to rebuild and collect'. Nehemiah had prayed so earnestly for GOD to grant opportunities for the People of THE MOST HIGH to return to Jerusalem to rebuild and collect. SO focused on this prayer was Nehemiah that king Darius noticed a physical change in his (N) countenance. As a result of the ensuing q and a session, Nehemiah was moved to ask for permssion, request the letters, and return to Jerusalem to begin reuilding. Nehemiah 'promoted himself' into a position to be able to do something positive toward restoraton. Am I not doing te exact same thing when I pray for opportunities to glorify GOD by givng the message of Living Water available to all who seek 'refreshment and restoration'? Am I not mocking Our Precious LORD when I 'pray' and then fail to genuinely carpe diem (endeavor to work) each opportunity as the door is opened? Help me, LORD, today as I meet and greet my destiny to reverberate Jesus' words as noted by the beloved apostle through Inspiration, Johm 9:3-5 3 Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him. 4 I[a] must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”