Queen Vashti is a profile in courage often overlooked in Scripture. She is a central player in the book of Esther and one of the most courageous people in the Bible. She is a model for women today and a strong guardian of modesty and morality. Her story begins in Esther 1:10 when a great [...]
Here’s a guy that brings great courage to the pages of the Bible. We first meet this ancient king at the death of his corrupt father Ahaz (2 Kings 16:20). We see the details of his reign beginning in 2 Kings 18:1 and find that he was a young 25 years old when he took [...]
Here’s a courageous fellow. And he’s a man fully submissive to God. I think a quick study of this great young man is a good way to begin our week. For Jonathan, Faithfulness was More Important Than His Career According to 1 Samuel, Jonathan was the son of King Saul (1 Samuel 13:16). Now, don’t [...]
“The keeper of the prison paid no attention to anything that was in Joseph’s charge. because the Lord was with him. And whatever he did, the Lord made it succeed. (Genesis 39:23) CNN told us Friday that Americans were turning to fortune tellers to help them get through the present economic hardships. That only proves [...]
Today has been given you by the Lord and he allows you to do with these 24 hours as you will. But keep in mind the admonishments from Scripture to make the best use of your time. Paul encouraged the Colossians to make the most of their opportunities (Colossians 4:5) and of their time (Ephesians [...]
There he stood – in charge – and scared to death. His model and mentor had just died and now he was left to pick up the pieces. He stood on the very edge of greatness and the precipice of failure. Had had been tapped to lead 2 million nomads into a land where they [...]
Great things were in store for Moses. His life had been a roller coaster always teetering between life and death. He began life fleeing from Egyptian executioners, found himself among royalty and then became a fleeing felon from the household of Pharaoh. Now, in Midian, he had the unexciting job of herding sheep for his [...]
Have you ever noticed how God has a way of using ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things? It is one of the great themes of Bible to study how God can take an average man or woman and place them on the steps of greatness. When they are faithful, they become heroes. Consider Noah. We [...]