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When Esther’s words were reported to Mordecai, he sent back this answer: “Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape. For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: 16 “Go, gather together all the Je

“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” (Matthew 7:13-14 NIV) Have you ever stood at a crossroads, uncertain which direction to take? Life presents us with countless choices, but according to Scripture, there's one choice that matters more than all others: the decision about which gate we'll enter and

But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise, as some understand slowness. Instead He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:8-9 NIV) Time has a peculiar quality. When we're young, summer vacation stretches endlessly before us. As adults, entire years seem to vanish in the blink of an eye

Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught. (Luke 1:1-4 NIV) Have you ever wonde

And God spoke all these words: “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. “You shall have no other gods before me. “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis 1:1 NIV) There are two stories going on in this world. One is the Upper Story of what God is doing, and the other is the Lower Story of my life. Here is one of the most important truths one can come to grips with: the only way to make sense of the Lower Story is to see where it fits in with the Upper Story. The only way to find purpose and peace in my life is to place my life squarely in the hands of Jesus Chri

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis 1:1 NIV) “Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give...

The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in Him all things were created: things in heaven and on...

Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed than to share...

A sluggard’s appetite is never filled, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied. (Proverbs 13:4 NIV) Another word for sloth is...

Listen, my son, and be wise, and set your heart on the right path: Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat,...

As for other matters, brothers and sisters, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask...