Read devotions written by Hope pastors and staff every weekday that align with our daily Bible readings! We hope you use these devotions as a way to dig deeper into Scripture during the weekdays and join us for worship on the weekends to continue growing in your faith. You may download and print our daily Bible readings checklist to track your progress as you read through the Bible.
Esther said, “If it please the king, and if I have found favor with him, and if he thinks it is right, and if I am pleasing to him, let there be a decree that reverses the orders of Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, who ordered that Jews throughout all the king’s provinces should… Read more
In the Book of Esther, we don’t see the author mention God or God’s presence. However, in this section of Esther, we see God show up in major ways as he turns things around for the good of his people as the story continues to unfold. So, as we read Chapters 6 and 7, we… Read more
Mordecai sent this reply to Esther: “Don’t think for a moment that because you’re in the palace you will escape when all other Jews are killed. If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. Who knows… Read more
When courage is a regular practice, doing the right thing is a reflex. In the book of Esther, there is a small detail that is easy to miss: in Chapter 3, Mordecai refuses to bow down to Haman, a narcissist with all authority from the king. Everyone else is bowing, simply to assuage the ego… Read more
