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8 Powerful Things The Book Of Esther Teaches Us About God
Bible Lessons From The Book Of Esther Esther is one of the bravest women in the Bible because of her heroism and faith in God. She was an orphan who was adopted and taken care of by her cousin Mordecai. This period was when the exile to Babylon was over – the Jews had returned to Jerusalem, but a few of the Jews remained in Persia, the empire that took over from Babylon. In the book of Esther, we see how God works with our faith and how God’s favor separates us from the rest. Let us jump into the lessons we can learn from the book of Esther. God…
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David A Man After God’s Heart And A Man Of War
David A Man After God’s Heart David is one of my favorite people in the Bible. He lived an adventurous life, had his up’s and down’s, fell off, and got back up, all while chasing after God’s heart. This blog post is our fourth in the series of “People of the Bible that God used for His purpose.” We discussed the patriarchs, Noah, and Moses and how God used them for specific assignments in our earlier posts. In this post, we will discuss King David and how God used him to lead the Israelites. 1 Samuel chapter 16 and the following chapters give us a glimpse into the life of David, his Calling, Anointing,…
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The Two ways God Used Moses For His Purpose
This post is the third series in our series of how God used people in biblical times for His purpose. We talked about the patriarchs and how God used Noah as well. In today’s blog, we will talk about Moses and how God called him and led him to deliver the Israelites from Egypt. The Backstory To Moses’s Life Moses was born in the times the Israelites were oppressed and enslaved by the Egyptians. He was born to Levite parents, so Moses was from the tribe of Levi. These were in the times when all male babies were ordered to be killed by the Pharoah of Egypt. Please read Exodus Chapters 1 and 2 for the whole…
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Noah’s Assignment And God’s Purpose For Mankind
Noah’s Assignment We started this series by talking about the patriarchs and how God used Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to create His Jewish nation. Today, we will talk about Noah and how God used him to preserve a select few; Noah’s family and two of each animal in the world. Because of man’s wickedness in that generation, God would start over again with humankind, but He needed a few select people to procreate and fill the earth after the flood, and He chose the family of Noah. Noah had three sons. All the people who will enter the ark will be Noah and his wife, his three sons (Shem, Ham,…
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People In The Bible God Used For His Purpose (The Patriarchs)
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob We thank God He has called us to join in His glorious work in His creation. The Bible is full of people God used for His purpose. God’s ultimate purpose for us is that we will love Him with all our heart, mind, and soul. We also know that we will live in a broken world with a broken human nature, far from the perfect world God created in the beginning. The enemy tempted Adam and Eve and caused The Fall to happen, and the trajectory of our lives has changed. But, God is very faithful and merciful and sent His son Jesus Christ to reconcile…
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Why God Created Marriage And Its Connection To Jesus And The Church (Ephesians 5:21-33)
God put together the first marriage right from the beginning of creation. (In Genesis 2:21-25), we read about how God caused Adam to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, God took one of his ribs and created his wife, Eve. When God had finished creating Eve, He brought the woman to Adam, and Adam said – This is now bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man. And the Bible said, “That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.” (Genesis 2:24) God…
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3 Reasons God May Allow Trials In Our Lives
Why God Allows Trials And Crisis In Our Lives So, first of all, I want to say that God created a perfect world, but we now live in a broken world because of the fall in the garden (Genesis 3). Because of the fall, we live in a world that is predisposed to evil, so God said that “The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.” (6:5 NIV) Humankind is naturally evil, and our hearts and thoughts are continually evil. Because of continual evil is why God…
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What Exactly Does Matthew 6:33 Mean And How Can It Be The Cornerstone In Our Christain Walk
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[a]? 28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet…
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6 Reasons Your Prayers Might Not Be Getting Answered
Reasons Your Prayers Might Not Be Getting Answered We have all been at a place where we have prayed for one thing or another, and we have not received an answer from God – and this might be for various reasons. (If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! Matthew 7:11 NIV) Remember that God is a good Father who delights in giving good gifts to His children; with that said, He will not provide you with something that might derail you or harm you. Not to…
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How To Become A True Believer In Jesus Christ And Faithfully Receive The Holy Spirit
To be a believer means – You believe Jesus walked on this earth as the Son Of God. (The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29 NIV) You believe Jesus preached the true gospel. A gospel of repentance of sins and turning back to God. (But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.” Luke 4:43) You believe Jesus was crucified and died on the cross and shed His blood for the atonement of sins. (There…
