The One You Ask

Nehemiah 2:4-5 …So I prayed to the god of heaven…and I said unto the king… Whom do you ask for help when the chips are down, when you need wisdom, money, or strength and you don’t have it? As a child you ask Dad, Mom, Grandpa, Grandma, or maybe a sibling. Children ask...

The More God Owns

Nehemiah 1:4 And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven. Do you remember when you were ten years old? Did you have worries, possessions, or anything? If you did, it...

To Those Who are Ready

Ezra 7:6 And Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses… I had another birthday recently, and I’m always amazed at just how unprepared I sometimes feel. When I was a young guy, I thought that when I got to be a full-blown adult I would...

The Misery of Another

Esther 5:9 Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai. Monday morning I was thinking about all the ice cream I ate on...

The Throne You Can See

Esther 1:2 …king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace… I suppose that most of us are enamored by royalty, by the monarchy. We love kings, queens, princes, princesses, and the romance of the princess being married. We have been...