The story of Esther is a beautiful one. And in the last post we looked at her courage to do what was right and change the outcome for her people. In this post we will look at how God’s people, because of Esther’s courage, reacts to this new decree. Haman was such a prideful man and hated the Jews, Esther’s people. So he made the decree to have them all killed. But after Esther courageously told the king of this plot, they made another decree saying that the Jews could defend themselves. When God’s people heard this, you can bet…
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Life can be so hard. There are so many difficulties that can come up each day. And I know how hard it can be to stay joyful during times like these. But when I’m going through hard parts of my life I always like to remember the story of Job. He lost all and went through an extremely difficult part of his life. But he still chose to be joyful and praise God. And that is the same attitude we each need to have when we go through hard parts in our lives. James 1:2-4 tells us “Count it all…
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Hard times and difficult circumstances are a part of life. Every person will go through something that will test their faith. These are the times when joy is hard to find. This is when praising God will seem useless. But it isn’t. This is when you need to praise God and lift your voice to Heaven. You need to pray and sing praises to Him. Even though things may be so extremely hard, God is still in control. He is worthy of your praises in the good times and in the bad times. The Lord is still good to us…