DAY 232: wealth laid up for the just.

 

Mordecai Is Given Haman’s House

Esther 8:1-3 (NKJV)

¹ On that day King Ahasuerus gave Queen Esther the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had told how he was related to her. ² So the king took off his signet ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai; and Esther appointed Mordecai over the house of Haman.

³ Now Esther spoke again to the king, fell down at his feet, and implored him with tears to counteract the evil of Haman the Agagite, and the scheme which he had devised against the Jews.

Proverbs 13:22b (KJV) and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

DAY 232: Love is the More Excellent Way!

1 Corinthians 12:31 (New King James Version)

³¹ But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way.

#nowplaying Love Is the More Excellent Way by Babbie Mason. http://iLike.com/s/Wn0V

With all the division among us now,  we need to rekindle the spirit of the scripture and song.

DAY 230 – Notes From Esther 1:7

DAY 230 http://t.co/10foNcV Esther 1:7 (NKJV)  And they served drinks in golden vessels, each vessel being different from the other, with royal wine in abundance, according to the generosity of the king.

Notes:

each vessel being different – God does not make duplicates! Enjoy your uniqueness.  Also read, 2 Timothy 2:20-21

royal wine in abundance – wine is often called spirits, spiritual application the Holy Spirit without measure.

generosity of the king – Our King of Kings is very generous. Way more generous than any natural king.

DAY 227: Psalm 34:1-10 - I will bless the Lord at all times.

Psalm 34:1-10 (New King James Version)

¹ I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

² My soul shall make its boast in the LORD; The humble shall hear of it and be glad.

³ Oh, magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together.

⁴ I sought the LORD, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears.

⁵ They looked to Him and were radiant, And their faces were not ashamed.

⁶ This poor man cried out, and the LORD heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.

⁷ The angel^[a] of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him, And delivers them.

⁸ Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good;  Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!

⁹ Oh, fear the LORD, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him.

¹⁰ The young lions lack and suffer hunger; But those who seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing.

DAY 232: The Words of a King are powerful!

Esther 8:8 (New King James Version)

⁸ You yourselves write a decree concerning the Jews, as you please, in the king’s name, and sea lit with the king’s signet ring; for whatever is written in the king’s name and sealed with the king’s signet ring no one can revoke.”

 

Ezra: The Words of a King are powerful!

Ezra 1:1-6 King Cyrus makes a proclamation and put it in writing.

¹ In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken by Jeremiah, the LORD moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and to put it in writing: 2 "This is what Cyrus king of Persia says:

" 'The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah.

Ezra 3:1-7 Rebuilding the Altar, Rebuilding the Temple  as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia.

Ezra 4 Opposition to the Rebuilding, Later Opposition Under Xerxes and Artaxerxes

Ezra 4:²⁴ Thus the work on the house of God in Jerusalem came to a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia. (In spite the fact, Cyrus king of Persia had made a proclamation!)

Ezra 5 Tattenai's sends Letter to King Darius ¹⁷ Now if it pleases the king, let a search be made in the royal archives of Babylon to see if King Cyrus did in fact issue a decree to rebuild this house of God in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us his decision in this matter.

Ezra 6 The Decree of King Darius v.¹ King Darius then re-issued an order…v.⁷ Do not interfere with the work on this temple of God. Let the governor of the Jews and the Jewish elders rebuild this house of God on its site. ¹² May God, who has caused his Name to dwell there, overthrow any king or people who lifts a hand to change this decree or to destroy this temple in Jerusalem. I (King) Darius have decreed it. Let it be carried out with diligence.

Ezra 6:13-18 Completion and Dedication of the Temple.

Notes: 

1)  If pagan kings, can make decrees and it stands;  How much more does Word of God stand! Matthew 24:35 (NIV) Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

2) Just as Tattenai contended with King Darius, saints need to  contend with our King (put Him in rememberence of His Word) - Isaiah 43:26 (NKJV) Put Me in remembrance; Let us contend together; State your case, that you may be acquitted.

3) saints are kings (royal priesthood) 1 Peter 2:9.  According to the Word of the Lord in Job 22:28 (NASB),"You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you; And light will shine on your ways.

DAY 217-Psalms 27:14 Wait on the Lord (In Faith!)

Psalm 27:14 (New King James Version)

¹⁴ Wait on the LORD;
         Be of good courage,
         And He shall strengthen your heart;
         Wait, I say, on the LORD!

DAY 216: Psalm 27

 

Psalm 27 A Psalm of David.

¹ The LORD is my light and my salvation;
         Whom shall I fear?
         The LORD is the strength of my life;
         Of whom shall I be afraid?

Psalm 27 by Donnie McClurkin

⁴ One thing I have desired of the LORD,
         That will I seek:
         That I may dwell in the house of the LORD
         All the days of my life,
         To behold the beauty of the LORD,
         And to inquire in His temple.

"I Give Myself Away" Part 1- by William McDowell

DAY 270 - How beautiful are the feet of him who brings good news

Isaiah 52:7 How beautiful upon the mountains Are the feet of him who brings good news, Who proclaims peace, Who brings glad tidings of good things, Who proclaims salvation, Who says to Zion, "Your God reigns!"

#BIYE Podcast: DAY 208 - 2 Chronicles 19:1-20:37 Romans 10:14-11:12 Psalm 21:1-13 Proverbs 20:4-6 http://ow.ly/18jes4

DAY 208: Romans 10:14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?
15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, Who bring glad tidings of good things!"

Beautiful Feet:  http://iLike.com/s/1O3bD

Romans 9:30-32: Attaining righteousness only through faith

Romans 9:30 What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness of faith;
31 but Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness, has not attained to the law of righteousness.
32 Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were, by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone.

Seeking only from physicians.

2 Chronicles 16:12 (NIV) In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa was afflicted with a disease in his feet.  Though his disease was severe, even in his illness he did not seek help from the Lord,
but only from physicians.

Mark 5:25-26 (NIV) And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years.  She had suffer a great deal a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had.