Today’s Devotional
Don’t we all feel inadequate at times? There is hope!
Jesus, we are weak, in so many ways. Here we learn that it is in our recognition of our inadequacies, that You empower us to serve. It is in Your strength that we go forward. How else could it be without our pride becoming a burden? Take away any trace of arrogance in our lives, we pray in Your Holy name, amen.
Read the Book
Israel – the Chosen or the Enemy?
It is incredible, given the size of Israel, that mighty nations will have decided that the nation of Israel must be dismantled. How could such a small nation have become the fulcrum upon which major international calamitous events could pivot?
Core Value of the Week
Core Value 15: Fidelity, What is That? A Bank?
Given the alarming rate of divorce among Christian and non-Christians, the word “fidelity” has lost some its meaning. Webster says that fidelity is: the quality or state of being faithful. We can not change the past and if your family has experienced a divorce, it is often regrettable and sad but a Christian need not repeat mistakes from lessons learned. Families must move on seeking to be faithful to God and to each other.
Scripture Topic of the Week
The Story of Esther
ESTHER 1:1-22
1 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (this was the Ahasuerus who reigned over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces, from India to Ethiopia),
2 in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the citadel,
3 that in the third year of his reign he made a feast for all his officials and servants– the powers of Persia and Media, the nobles, and the princes of the provinces being before him–