Nehemiah 2:1-3 And
it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the
king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the
king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence. Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy
countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of
heart. Then I was very sore afraid, And said unto the king, Let the king live
for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my
fathers' sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?
After Nehemiah had fasted and prayed for a few days, God put a plan in his
heart. Nehemiah knew that the king liked him. Nehemiah knew that the king could
do anything that he wanted to do. So one day, Nehemiah came in with the king’s
meal and Nehemiah’s face was all red and puffy from crying. The king knew that
Nehemiah wasn’t sick, so he asked him what was wrong. Nehemiah replied,
“Artaxerxes, you would be crying too if your home town’s walls were broken down
and the gates were burned!” Nehemiah said it right out loud. And then he
waited. And the king thought for a moment. Tomorrow we’ll see what he said. Do
you think that God had softened up Artaxerxes’ heart? I think He did! We’ll
find out . . .
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