“The Lord repay your work, and a full reward be given you by the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge” (Ruth 2:12). Did the Psalmist (17:8; 36:7; 91:4) borrow this from Boaz? And was Boaz thinking of the Lord’s own words to His people (Deut 32:11-12)? Proximity! Protection! Provision! […]
Light of the pilgrim heart, Star of the coming day! Arise with morning beams, And chase our griefs away” (E. Denny). More than 25 centuries have rolled their course since the day Mordecai wrote “that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city, that these days of […]
“Let those who love Him be like the sun when it comes out in full strength” (Jud 5:31). Fearful Barak encouraged by faithful Deborah, and now they’re singing a victory duet to their heavenly Champion, shining like the sun. Can you hearten some fearful saint today, Sunbeam? […]
“Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord!” (Deut 33:29). “An English lord once rudely asked His valet if he knew One single act or fact that proved the Bible true; The art of disputation he had not learned to use, But, pointing to a passer-by, He said, ‘My […]
“When He comes, in that Day, to be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe” (2 Thess 1:10). What a Day, and it’s nearer than when we believed (Rom 13:11)! No surprise He will be admired by His saints, but how assuring that He will be glorified in His […]
“The nation and kingdom which will not serve you shall perish, and those nations shall be utterly ruined” (Isa 60:12). Throughout the centuries, many reasons have been offered to justify the eradication of the Jews. Haman’s argument to the king seemed innocuous—“their laws are different from all other people’s” (Est 3:8)—but under the surface, he despised one […]
This grandma knew that her gift was really more than just a gift… […]
“Perhaps he departed for a while for this purpose, that you might receive him forever” (Phil 1:15). If you know of a child who has fled a Christian home, don’t lose hope. God is waiting for them wherever they go; He has His agents everywhere. Pray on, and keep watching down the road! […]
Those who would attack God’s people might like to know beforehand that God is for us (Rom 8:31). It was all well and good to give Esther and Mordecai the house of Haman and the royal signet, but destruction was still approaching. Why? Any official decrees “cannot be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, […]