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October 4 – Esther Saves the Jews
Reading Esther 5:1-10:3 Devotional Just as Esther said she would do, she went before King Xerxes without his request, on the third day. Xerxes was happy to see her and extended the golden scepter to her, sparing her life (recall that the penalty for approaching the Persian king without his request was death, unless he…
October 3 – Esther Becomes Queen
Reading Esther 1:1-4:17 Devotional Around 480 B.C., a new king reigns in Persia—Xerxes. In the third year of his reign, Xerxes threw a banquet for his subjects. This banquet lasted seven days, and on the last day of the feast, Xerxes called for his wife, Queen Vashti, so that he might show her beauty to…
September 1 – Bad Shepherds and The Good Shepherd
Reading Eze. 33:21-33; 34:1-31; 35:1-15; 36:1-38 Devotional Throughout the Bible GOD frequently compares older men to shepherds and everyone else to sheep. In GOD’s design, older men should be wise and very experienced because they have lived a long time. They’ve seen a lot, learned from past mistakes and the mistakes of others, and therefore…
July 25 – Jeremiah Called to Prophesy
Reading Jer. 1:1-3:5 Devotional GOD called Jeremiah to be a prophet at a young age. Jeremiah was from the town of Anathoth, from the tribe of Benjamin, just a few miles northeast of Jerusalem. Jeremiah was called in the 13th year of Josiah’s reign and he continued prophesying through the point when Judah was taken…
May 29 – Meaningless Human Pursuits
Reading Eccl. 1:12-18; 2:1-11, 17-26; 4:1-16; 5:1-20; 6:1-9; 7:13-14; 8:2-15; 9:13-18 Devotional Solomon applied his heart to learning a lot about life in the search for happiness and true meaning. He began by pursuing much wisdom and knowledge. What he found, however, was that everything was meaningless. He said, “For with much wisdom comes much…
April 21 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 3)
Reading Psalm 35; 41; 43; 46; 55 Devotional As we journey through the Psalms, our daily focus is upon what we learn of GOD. Today we learn that GOD: Rescues the poor from those too strong for them, and the poor and needy from those who rob them. Sees what is happening to us and…
April 2 – David Flees Saul and Gains Support
Reading 1 Sam. 21:1-12 Psalm 56 1 Sam. 21:13-15 Psalm 34 1 Sam. 22:1-2 Psalm 142 1 Chron. 12:8-18 1 Sam. 22:3-5 Devotional David fled from King Saul because Saul was still trying to kill him. GOD was with David and blessed him. David was afraid at times and he relied upon GOD for strength,…