Courage is not the absence of fear, but the willingness to confront it with God’s help and overcome it. Haman’s time bomb had been triggered. “The couriers went out, hastened by the king’s command; and the decree was proclaimed in Shushan.” Having accomplished what they thought was a good day’s work, “the king and Haman sat down to […]
Have you ever seen those floral clocks? This tourist thought he’d try to fix one. Lesson: God’s timing is always perfect. Be encouraged, Christian…the Lord is on schedule. And He’s coming soon. […]
When history seems to hang by a thread, remember: “He hangs the earth on nothing” (Job 26:7). Haman had the heart of a monster, the ear of the king, and a plot hatched in hell. Yet he still seemed to have everything going his way. You can’t help but notice his likeness to the coming Man of […]
Conceit is a strange disease in that, when a person has it, it makes everyone else sick! To grasp the significance of the events today, we’ll have to go back to two other stories in Israel’s history. One dates to the early days of the nation’s Egyptian exodus, and the other to the inception of […]
Wounds are history frozen in time. My grandfather’s war wounds told me of his sacrifice. But Jesus’ wounds tell me something else. […]
“How unsearchable are His judgments…and how unfathomable and untraceable are His ways! ” (Rom 11:33, AMP). While the selection process unfolded in the palace, Mordecai has been occupied with more than pacing “in front of the court of the women’s quarters, to learn of Esther’s welfare” (Est 2:11). With his ear tuned to hear any news from the […]
Cinderella has nothing on Esther. This young woman will change the whole course of history! As the king scanned the bevy of beauties gathered for his appraisal at his winter palace in Shushan (Susa), one young lady stood out from the crowd. “Now the young woman pleased him, and she obtained his favor” (Est 2:9). What was […]
Parties and drinking and divorce and beauty contests and murder plots and…God turned it to good? Seven days of partying, one drink-fueled whim, followed by one brash decision. “After these things, when the wrath of King Ahasuerus subsided, he remembered Vashti, what she had done, and what had been decreed against her” (Est 2:1). History is replete […]
No one to encourage you? With all the tools provided for the believer to face life’s challenges, David tells us the one he found essential when he seemed to be working solo. […]