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 today by granting him favor in the presence of this man. Nehemiah 1:11
“O God, grant that whatever good things I have, I may share generously with those who have not, and whatever good things I do not have, I may request humbly from those who do.”
Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) in Bitter and Sweet: A Journey into Easter by Tsh Oxenreider (Eugene: Harvest House, 2022) 54.
Tomorrow I am teaching in the GTP Emerging and Established Stewards webinar series offering a biblical perspective on top pressing issues for CEOs. Click here to attend (or get access to the recording). One of my biblical examples is Nehemiah.
I love how he asks questions, demonstrates empathy, cries out to God with fasting, confession, and prayer, and then requests humbly what he needs from his friend, King Artaxerxes, while trusting God to grant him favor. CEO’s today need to do likewise.
With Aquinas let us share generously what God supplies. And when we have needs, teach us to request them humbly while trusting God to supply. When we follow this path, God’s work gets done in a way that brings God maximum glory.