King Nebuchadnezzar, in his grandeur, lost sight of the source of the resources and wealth he had accumulated. Surveying his expansive kingdom, he proudly proclaimed, “Is this not the great Babylon that I have constructed as my royal abode, by my own strength, and for the splendor of my majesty?” (Daniel 3:30, NIV). Consequences of … Read more
In the book of Esther, Haman had duped King Xerxes to sign an edict that would annihilate the Jews. Mordecai was in deep distress. He tore his clothes, putting on sackcloth and ashes. Esther unaware of the edict and seeing Mordecai in distress, sent one of her servants to find out the reason. Mordecai informed … Read more
Esther 2:12-13 outlines the process that a woman had to undertake to be with the king. A woman endured twelve months of beauty treatments, conditioning and grooming – six months with oil of myrrh and six with performs and cosmetics. After the twelve months of training, Esther got her turn with King Xerxes. King Xerxes … Read more
In Matthew 25:1-12 there is the story of the ten virgins. The ten virgins were to keep their lamps lit to greet the groom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. – Matthew 25:2. The five foolish did not plan or think ahead. They did not take along any additional oil to keep … Read more
Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen. –Hebrews 11:1 Faith is exercising your confidence about expectations without having the visible proof of that which you are seeking will happen. The confidence is trusting in faith and God. Do you believe? Do you trust in Him? … Read more
Mephibosheth, Jonathan’s son, had a low opinion of himself because of what he looked like on the outside. He was lamed as a child due to his nurse dropping him as an infant. King David had him brought to him. Upon seeing David, He stated “What is your servant that you should notice a dead … Read more
In Genesis 15:4 God promised Abram that he would have a son. God had a plan. He would use Abram to create a great nation. At the time of the promise, Abram was 75 years old and Sarai was 65 years old. Fast forward to Genesis 17, both Sarai and Abram are renamed, Sarah and … Read more
For what does it benefit someone to gain the whole word and yet lose his life? What can anyone give you in exchange for your life? You must make the decision on your beliefs, values and pursuit of purpose and stand firm. Do not allow yourself to be distracted or dissuaded. Be on your guard, … Read more
In Mark 4:35 Jesus says to his disciples “Let us go over to the other side.” A great storm came as they were traveling in the boat causing the disciples to become fearful for their lives. Feared the storm was going to overtake the boat with everyone perishing. They woke up Jesus who was sleeping … Read more
I read a story about a man who had a conversation with gardener. The man was walking through the garden where he noticed the potted plants and the planted trees in the garden. The gardener asked him to guess the age of the potted plants. The man guessed that the potted plants were anywhere from … Read more
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