Morning Light – February 29th, 2016 Today: [Esther Nine and Ten] Esther – Guidebook to Victory. Here we have the conclusion of the book of Esther. It is a story of great upheaval and threats against the people of God. It is a record of what Esther and Mordecai did and did not do in […]
READ MORE Morning Light – February 26th, 2016 Today: [Esther Eight] The Name of Jesus is Our Defense. In this chapter we see Haman is destroyed but his plan to destroy the Jews survives his execution. The king had commanded by law that the Jews be destroyed and the king’s word was unchangeable law in Persia. Therefore […]
READ MORE Morning Light – February 25th, 2016 Today: [Esther Seven] How to Defeat Your Haman. In this chapter the villain Haman finally is exposed and dispatched by the king’s sentence. Every life at some point will have a Haman to deal with. When you are threatened the wisdom of Esther and Mordecai give you a strategy […]
READ MORE Morning Light – February 24th, 2016 Today: [Esther Six] Trusting in God’s Sovereign Deliverance. In this chapter we find a sleepless king up in the night reading through the archives of his kingdom. He discovers Mordecai has acted in his defense but has gone unrewarded. It so happens that Haman cannot sleep either and is […]
READ MORE Morning Light – February 23rd, 2016 Today: [Esther Five] Provoking Your Enemy to Move the Hand of God. In this chapter we see Esther trembling before the king in her royal apparel. The king’s scepter is lowered in her behalf and he offers her whatever she might ask. Instead of exposing the plot of Haman […]
READ MORE Morning Light – February 22nd, 2016 Today: [Esther Four] When Hell Breaks Loose – Then What? In this chapter Mordecai responds to the threat of Haman to commit genocide against the Jews. He reaches out to Esther and Esther agrees to get involved – even risking her life. Esther’s one condition was that the people […]
READ MORE Morning Light – February 19th, 2016: When Satan Authorizes His Strategy Against You Today: [Esther Three] When Satan Authorizes His Strategy Against You. In this chapter we find Hamon the Agagite successfully implementing a strategy to destroy Mordecai and the Jews. What do you do when you discover the enemy is working against your life? […]
READ MORE Morning Light – February 18th, 2016: The Sovereignty of God in Esther’s Life Today: [Esther Two] The Sovereignty of God in Esther’s Life. In this chapter we see that Esther is taken into a competition of lovely women to see who would become the next queen. The king of Persia is lonely after banishing his […]
READ MORE Morning Light – February 17th, 2016 Today: [Esther One] Vashti Defies Ahasuerus, king of Persia. In this chapter we see the opening scene of the book of Esther as a drunken king defrauds his queen in an unguarded moment. The lesson for us is how God works in the midst of this tawdry affair to […]
READ MORE Morning Light – February 16th, 2016 Today: [Nehemiah Thirteen] When the Move of God Stands the Test of Time. In this chapter the narrative of Nehemiah concludes. Nehemiah returns from 10 years back in Persia and finds many offenses and compromises have taken hold in his absence. Any move of God is tested by time […]
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