Nehemiah left his comfort zone to fulfill a divine duty.  He demonstrated authentic leadership by casting a vision before the people and rallying them for the rebuilding of the walls in Jerusalem. He knew the power of focus, so he fenced off all attacks. Nehemiah realized that the strength of a spiritual leader comes from God; so he immersed himself in prayer repeatedly. There is one more thing to note about him – he knew that God has a reward system in place; and he never hesitated to ask God for it. For every noble act he did, he asked God to remember him. You have this in our passage, and in Nehemiah 13:22. Moreover, the book closed with the same request. “Thus I cleansed them of everything pagan. I also assigned duties to the priests and the Levites, each to his service, and to bringing the wood offering and the firstfruits at appointed times. Remember me, O my God, for good!” Nehemiah 13:30-31

…God is faithful to reward every labour for His sake…if you ask God to remember you for the good deeds you have done, He will not ask for your head.

In our previous meditation, we learned that our theology must embrace the fact that God is faithful to reward every labour for His sake. We also received an important admonition not to grow weary in well-doing; never to give up before the season of reward. One thing to add from the example of Nehemiah is that it is not a crime to ask God for reward. On no occasion was Nehemiah reprimanded for asking God to remember him. You, too, can be sure that if you ask God to remember you for the good deeds you have done, He will not ask for your head. To do otherwise is to fail to understand the principles of the Kingdom of God.