The king held out the golden scepter towards Esther (Esther 8:4) Tonight at sundown, Purim begins. The Book of Esther, the megillat’ ester, or the scroll of Esther, is the center of the celebration; the etiology for the holiday. Esther is the story of an orphan, raised by her uncle—Mordecai, they are living in Persia in exile. Esther finds herself being catapulted from being an orphan one day, to being swept away to the palace the next. She is ...
God said, “This is the sign of the covenant which I am making between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all successive generations; I set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth. Genesis 9:12-13 NASB As the appearance of the rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the surrounding radiance. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the ...
I cannot shake this Sabbatismos, finding rest in God; I should say the Holy Spirit continues to whisper to me…rest in me….rest. I have had a trying week, and finding rest has been challenging; not more sleep, but rest. I have been chewing through many books on Sabbath rest; one particular book, which I have not read yet but thumbed through spoke this to me today: We get so preoccupied with ourselves, the words we speak, the plans and projects ...
Updated 01-14-2012 at 04:12 AM by iampiper
It is snowing here in Colorado again; It is picture worthy... Listen for His still, small, voice... Your ears will hear a word behind you, “This is the way, walk in it,” whenever you turn to the right or to the left. Isaiah 30:21 NASB Rest well this weekend friends.... ...
Updated 01-08-2012 at 12:30 AM by iampiper
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