When the King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace." The book opens…When the King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace." The book opens with a throne, a fortress, a man who looks unshakable. God is never named in Esther. Yet by the end, it is not the throne that decides the story. Where in your life does the visible power look final? Watch longer.
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Daily curiosity · Wednesday, September 2
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Why did God tell Gideon his army of 32,000 men was too big?
The answer is in Judges 7:2 ↓
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Don't marvel at the matter," he says, right after describing "the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away…Don't marvel at the matter," he says, right after describing "the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice." Strange comfort. But Solomon never renames the thing. He still calls it oppression. Cynicism would have found a softer word. Maybe faith is this: refusing to be surprised, refusing to stop calling it what it is.
Father, the odds in front of me look bigger than anything I can handle. Remind me that you have carried…Father, the odds in front of me look bigger than anything I can handle. Remind me that you have carried me out of tighter places before, and that you go with me now. Steady my heart when fear starts counting the enemy's strength instead of yours.
Thank You that You are not a distant God who shrugs at sin. Judah "provoked him to jealousy," and even…Thank You that You are not a distant God who shrugs at sin. Judah "provoked him to jealousy," and even that jealousy is love, because You refuse to share us with idols. Thank You for wanting all of me, and for not leaving me in what harms me.
Abraham could have made a list. He left his country. He built altars. He waited decades for a son. Paul…Abraham could have made a list. He left his country. He built altars. He waited decades for a son. Paul admits it would impress people: "he has something to boast about, but not toward God." Whatever you would hand God to prove your worth, He already knows the whole story, the parts you leave off too. And still He counts you righteous.
Father, there's a part of me that only comes to you quietly, when no one's watching. Thank you for receiving…Father, there's a part of me that only comes to you quietly, when no one's watching. Thank you for receiving that part too. Take my questions, my reputation, my careful distance, and draw me closer than I know how to come.
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