Posted in Devotionals on March 31, 2008 | 3 Comments »
“Giving all diligence, add to your faith….temperance [self-control]“ (II Peter 1:5-6).
The Christian life is not about finding all the grace we need at the beginning and then cruising from there to the finish line. Peter reminds us that key additions are to be made along the way. It is God’s plan that our character be [...]
Posted in Devotionals on March 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed” (Mark 1:35).
He [Jesus] knew should he wait till the sun rises and the day’s hectic demands settle in, time for meditation and prayer would be gone. To beat the press, he must [...]
Posted in Devotionals on March 17, 2008 | No Comments »
“That night the King could not sleep…” (Esther 6:1)
Imagine that! The pivotal point in the high drama of this book happens through a rather insignificant event. A king who has a night of insomnia and is suffering from boredom asks for the “book of remembrance” to be brought to him, where he reads that Mordecai [...]
Posted in Devotionals on March 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“Who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this” (Esther 4:14b).
Esther had no idea when she was chosen to be queen what God had in mind for her. Perhaps she just thought it was about being a famous woman, pleasing the king, living in the palace, and being surrounded [...]
Posted in Devotionals on March 3, 2008 | 4 Comments »
“But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment…” (Esther 1:11)
The year is 468 BC and the Jews are in exile in Persia. The king of Persia calls a great banquet. Queen Vashti rebuffs the king by refusing to unveil her beauty. Esther is chosen out of many prospects to replace Vashti. The [...]
