Monthly Archives: February 2013

“Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is: If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king … Continue reading →

“….And who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14b). Between yesterday’s text and today verse, several events have taken place—the primary one being Haman is now prime minister. He abuses his … Continue reading →

“And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti” … Continue reading →

“And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter” (Esther … Continue reading →

“Meanwhile the apostles were performing many miraculous signs and wonders among the people.  And the believers were meeting regularly at the Temple in the area known as Solomon’s Colonnade.  No one else dared to join them, though everyone had high … Continue reading →

“Our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives.  We are no longer slaves to sin”  (Romans 6:6 NLT). As a child of God’s, sin has no power in my life, … Continue reading →

“To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice” (Proverbs 21:3). In Bible times, orphans were often treated unfairly by their oppressors. God commanded justice for them, but the wicked didn’t see justice as God did.  … Continue reading →