“A fool’s annoyance is known at once, but the prudent conceals dishonor.” Proverbs 12:16 Into the Text King Ahasuerus was not accustomed to not getting what he wanted. Queen Vashti’s refusal not only embarrassed him in front of his guests, but it also wounded his pride. The king’s power
He takes away every branch that does not bear fruit in me. He prunes every branch that bears fruit so that it will bear more fruit. John 15:2 Into the Text I’ll never forget the day our new lawn company came to “treat and trim” our yard after we
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 1 Peter 2:9 Into the Text Sweet sister, I know that, in
No, this is the kind of fast I want: I want you to remove the sinful chains, to tear away the ropes of the burdensome yoke, to set free the oppressed, and to break every burdensome yoke. Isaiah 58:6 Into the Text The prophet Isaiah ministered to the nation
As iron sharpens iron, so a person sharpens his friend Proverbs 27:17 Into the Text One thing I’ve learned through the years is that friendships come and go throughout the seasons of our lives. Some friendships feel like we are home: they are safe, welcoming, and easy. Other
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“For he has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David.” Luke 1:69 Into the Text For centuries, the nation of Israel had been oppressed by foreign powers. The Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, and Greeks had ruled over them. Now, they were under
Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness, so they may rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move on the earth.” God created humankind
For he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world that we should be holy and blameless before him in love. Ephesians 1:4 Into the Text Did you know that Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection was God’s plan A from the very beginning? This means that God has