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When Your Identity is Your Deliverance

by WhitneyD | Oct 16, 2019 | Esther, Love God Greatly Posts | 2 comments

I tried to hide my tears in church that morning. I’m not a crier usually. My husband’s eyes were bloodshot by the time our wedding ceremony was over from the abundance of tears he shed… but me? Nothin’, baby. Not because I wasn’t deeply moved. Plenty moves me to my...

Overcoming Worry

by Jen Thorn | Oct 15, 2019 | Esther, Love God Greatly Posts | 8 comments

The King and Haman go to have dinner with Esther. Remember that at this point neither one of those men know that she is Jewish. I assume Haman felt that he could relax a little despite the events of the previous chapter. He knew that Mordecai was a Jew and that his...

Humble Spirits

by Sara Stevens | Oct 14, 2019 | Esther, Love God Greatly Posts | 1 comment

These specific verses from Esther play out in my mind like the scene of the pivotal plot twist in a movie. We have access to the whole story, so we know that the king was contemplating how to honor Mordecai for his loyalty. We see Haman unintentionally set his own...

Blessing Those Who Curse You

by Jen Thorn | Oct 13, 2019 | Esther, Love God Greatly Posts | 1 comment

So Haman got the robe and the horse. He robed Mordecai, and led him on horseback through the city streets, proclaiming before him, “This is what is done for the man the king delights to honor!” – Esther 6:11 This verse is a perfect recap of what has been going...

Pride, Honor and a Royal Mess

by Angela Perritt | Oct 10, 2019 | Esther, Love God Greatly Posts | 0 comments

It’s like he’d rehearsed this moment for years… His dreams are about to come true… He’d seen this scene play out in his mind before. He’s wanted it so badly he, at times, could almost feel the weight of the royal robe around his shoulders. He’s listened long enough,...

Sleepless In Persia

by Jen Thorn | Oct 9, 2019 | Esther, Love God Greatly Posts | 0 comments

Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value the one who speaks what is right. – Proverbs 16:13 We left our drama last week with Haman planning the downfall of Mordecai. The gallow was being built and Haman was happy that, once and for all, Mordecai, who had...