Title: The Ruler of Success
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The one who rules success (Nehemiah 5:14-19)
? “Nehemiah” appointed governor of Jerusalem, “Sanballat and Tobiah” governor of Samaria
? The internal crisis of the Jewish people.
A. The population is over-concentrated.
B. “suffered by drought”
C. Medepasa collected excessive taxes.
? “The problem of the Jewish people”
A. 5:7 “Each one takes a high interest from his brethren.”
B. 5:8 “Are you willing to sell your brother?”
C. Unbelief that is not conscious of God can do anything.
? We've fixed the cause of the problem.
A. 5:10 “Let us stop taking interest.”
B. 5:11 “Give back the hundredth (refund).”
C. 5:13 “He who does not obey will be robbed of his house and his business.”, “Amen.”
? 5:14 He was appointed governor and lived in good conditions for 12 years.
A. A spiritual crisis is a crisis when the environment is good.
B. Thomas Carlyle
? “If there were 100 people who could handle adversity”
? “There is only one person who can control success.”
1. He did not abuse his privileges.
? 5:14 "I and I did not eat the governor's rust."
? 5:17 “And at my table were 150 men of Judah and guests.”
? 5:18 “The work of the people was great.”
2. He broke away from the traditional error.
? 5:15 The former governors took from the people forty shekels of silver and took them.
? Although people of old lived that way, they did not live traditionally.
3. He did what he had to do.
? 5:16 “I did not buy the land with all my might”
A. He knows what his mission is and is passionate about what he has to do.
4. I prayed to God.
? 5:19 “My God, have mercy on me.”
A. Nehemiah did not lean on men but prayed to God.
※The thing that the saints remember is are you ready to rule success?
A successful person lives the life the owner wants.
This is the one who governs success.