Narcissists When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or show him respect, he was filled with rage. Esther 3:5 NLT In this world, we will always encounter people who present narcissistic traits and toxic attitudes, but the good news is that the power of God can transform hearts. In the book of Esther,…
Responsibility Then I, Daniel, was overcome and lay sick for several days. Afterward I got up and performed my duties for the king, but I was greatly troubled by the vision and could not understand it. Daniel 8:27 NLT Throughout our lives, we often face situations that overwhelm us, exhaust us, or even make us…
You did not honor the God who gives you the breath of life For you have proudly defied the Lord of heaven and have had these cups from his Temple brought before you. You and your nobles and your wives and concubines have been drinking wine from them while praising gods of silver, gold, bronze,…
It is better with friends Then Daniel went home and told his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah what had happened. He urged them to ask the God of heaven to show them his mercy by telling them the secret, so they would not be executed along with the other wise men of Babylon. Daniel 2:17-18…
The importance of being trained The king assigned them a daily ration of food and wine from his own kitchens. They were to be trained for three years, and then they would enter the royal service. Daniel 1:5 NLT The Babylonian empire had conquered Jerusalem, and King Nebuchadnezzar decided to take the brightest and most…
He brought me Then the man brought me back to the east gateway in the outer wall of the Temple area, but it was closed. Then the man brought me through the north gateway to the front of the Temple. I looked and saw that the glory of the Lord filled the Temple of the…
Each upper floor was wider than the one below Each level was wider than the one below it, corresponding to the narrowing of the Temple wall as it rose higher. A stairway led up from the bottom level through the middle level to the top level. Ezekiel 41:7 NLT Ezekiel receives a detailed vision of…
See, I care about you “See, I care about you, and I will pay attention to you. Your ground will be plowed and your crops planted. I will greatly increase the population of Israel, and the ruined cities will be rebuilt and filled with people. I will increase not only the people, but also your…
The Responsibility Is Theirs “They heard the alarm but ignored it, so the responsibility is theirs. If they had listened to the warning, they could have saved their lives.” Ezekiel 33:5 NLT Throughout life, and especially when we exercise roles of leadership, pastoring, or parenting, we feel a deep burden for the well-being of the…
Because it became vain and arrogant “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because it became proud and arrogant, and because it set itself so high above the others, with its top reaching to the clouds, I will hand it over to a mighty nation that will destroy it as its wickedness deserves. I…