Whose kingdom are you building? In the story of Esther, we see Haman desiring to gain greater honors and glory. Haman is on a prideful ego trip. He convinced King Xerxes to write a decree ordering that all bow the knee to him. When Mordecai, a Jew, refused to bow, Haman was enraged. Haman bragged …
Matthew was a tax collector going about his daily duties at his tax collector’s booth when Jesus came and called him to follow Him. During this time in Jewish history, tax collectors were looked down upon because they collected taxes for the Romans. They were considered traitors to the Jewish faith. Matthew 9:9 As Jesus was …
Daniel and his friends had ended up in a foreign land in exile. They had not been responsible for the political and religious policies that had caused this to happen, but they were suffering the consequences. We, today, might look at this situation and say: “Where was God? Why didn’t He protect Daniel from this …