This Spirit-inspired celebration and praise was founded on a deep belief that God’s long-awaited promises were about to be accomplished, and today we are invited to join that celebration in anticipation of what he is going to do again!

Jesus’ birth drives foreign scholars to leave home seeking the fulfillment of Jewish prophecy, not for the spectacle it was, but to worship and pay homage to the one-born king of the Jews.

1 Chronicle was written as a word of encouragement to God’s people communicating the glory of what God had done in establishing his kingdom through Kings David and Solomon, in anticipation of what he would one day fulfill in and through the coming Messiah.

Although very few of us, if any at all, face a decision quite like Esther’s, like Esther we live in a world fighting for power, control, and self-satisfaction, which creates a great tension between whether we say, “Yes” to God, or to someone or something else.

As Joshua and the Israelites approach the Jordan River to enter the Promised Land, God’s presence, power, and purpose are once again revealed, and they are called to remember that his mission is ongoing.