Pastor Mike

The king said to me, “What is it you want?” Then I prayed to the God of heaven, and I answered the king, “If it pleases the king and if your servant has found favor in his sight, let him send me to the city in Judah where my ancestors are buried so that I can rebuild it.” Then the king, with the queen sitting beside him, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you get back?” It pleased the king to send me; so I set a time. (Nehemiah 2:4-6 NIV) Your Mess Is No Match for God's...

Life often feels like a roll of the dice—random, unpredictable, and completely beyond our control. Yet the ancient story of Queen Esther reveals a profound truth: even when circumstances seem governed by chance, God is orchestrating events behind the scenes for purposes we cannot yet see. When Everything Hangs in the Balance Imagine being in a position where one wrong move could cost you everything—your status, your security, even your life. This was Queen Esther's reality in 479 BC, during...

In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken by Jeremiah, the LORD moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and also to put it in writing: “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says:   “‘The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. Any of his people among you may go up to Jerusalem in Judah and build the...