Category: Daily Devotional Thoughts

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  ESTHER 3 “All the royal officials at the king’s gate knelt down and paid honor to Haman, for the king had commanded this concerning him, but Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor” (Esther 3:2) HAMAN’S PLOT TO DESTROY THE JEWS (vs. 1-15) King Xerxes promoted a wicked man Haman to a… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (9/4/20)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  ESTHER 2 “But Esther had kept secret her family background and nationality just as Mordecai had told her to do, for she continued to follow Mordecai’s instruction as she had done when he was bringing her up” (Esther 2:20) ESTHER MADE QUEEN (vs. 1-18) Since Vashti had been dethroned, King Xerxes was without a… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (9/3/20)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  ESTHER 1 “This very day, the Persian and Median women of the nobility who have heard about the queen’s conduct will respond to all the king’s nobles in the same way.  There will be no end of disrespect and discord” (Esther 1:18) “Then when the king’s edict is proclaimed throughout all his vast realm,… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (9/2/20)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  NEHEMIAH 13 “Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out what I have so faithfully done for the house of my God and its services” (Nehemiah 13:14) “Remember me for this, O my God and show only to me according to your great love” (Nehemiah 13:22) “Remember them, O my… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (9/1/20)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE: NEHEMIAH 12 “At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from where they lived and were brought to Jerusalem to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals, harp and lyres. The singers also were brought together from the region around Jerusalem”  (Nehemiah… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (8/31/20)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  NEHEMIAH 11  THE NEW RESIDENTS OF JERUSALEM (vs. 1-36) The leaders had settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten to live in Jerusalem, while the remaining nine were to stay in their own towns. The people consist of:  Descendants of Judah, descendants of… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (8/30/20)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  NEHEMIAH 10 “The rest of the people – priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants and all who separated themselves from the neighboring peoples for the sake of the Law of God, together with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand – all these now join their brothers the… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (8/29/20)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:   NEHEMIAH 9 “But you are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love” (Nehemiah 9:17) “In all that has happened to us, you have been just; you have acted faithfully, while we did wrong” (Nehemiah 9:33) THE ISRAELITES CONFESS THEIR SINS (vs. 1-38) GOD’S BLESSINGS TO THE PEOPLE:  He… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (8/28/20)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  NEHEMIAH 8 “Ezra praised the Lord, the great God’ and all the people lifted their hands and responded: “Amen! Amen!”  Then they bowed down and worshiped Lord with their faces to the ground” (Nehemiah 8:6) “Be still, for this is a sacred day.  Do not grieve” (Nehemiah 8:11) “Day after day from the first… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (8/27/20)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  NEHEMIAH 7 “So my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials and the common people for registration by families.  I found the genealogical record of those who had been the first to return” (Nehemiah 7:5) “After the wall had been rebuilt, Nehemiah set the doors in place and appointed… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (8/26/20)[:]