Thursday - Prayer Multiplies and Spreads

Nehemiah 1:10–11 – “Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand. 11 O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.”

Acts 1:12–14 – “Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey. 13 And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James. 14 These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.”

Notice the shift in Nehemiah's prayer: he starts alone in verse 4, but by verse 11 he's praying with "thy servants" (plural). Godly prayer never stays isolated—it multiplies. Before there was a blueprint for rebuilding, there was a prayer meeting. Before there was a plan, there were people on their knees. Nehemiah wasn't a priest or prophet; he was a cupbearer. Yet his private burden became a shared burden, and his personal prayer ignited corporate intercession. Revival doesn't start with strategy; it starts when one person gets serious about prayer and others catch the fire. Who in your life needs to be invited into your burden? True spiritual leadership begins not with position but with prayer that inspires others to join you in seeking God's face.