The Best Friend

A friend is one of the greatest blessings on earth. Don't tell me about money: friendship is better than gold - sympathy is better than property. It is a poor man who has no friends. The world is full of sorrow because it is full of sin. It is a dark place. It is a lonely place. It is a disappointing place. The brightest sunbeam in it is a friend. Friendship halves our troubles and doubles our joy.

Does any reader want a real friend? I can recommend one for your attention. I know of One "who sticketh closer than a brother." (Proverbs 18:24) I know of One who is ready to be your friend for time and for eternity, if you will receive Him. Listen to me, while I try to tell you something about Him.

The Book of Esther and the importance of God's Favour.

I believe that sometimes God leads us to certain areas in the Bible just to tell us how to pray and go about our lives; this events that lead up to this post transpired about three weeks ago (give or take). Presently, I am still reading the book of Isaiah - which has got some really strange scenarios (case-in-point Isaiah 20); but I will attribute the leading of the Holy Spirit to me reading the book of Esther, when I wasn't done with Isaiah.

I wouldn't say that I'm not familiar with the story of Esther, it's just that I've never really studied it like this. I would also like to point out that I've not read the entire book just the first eight chapter (which leaves just two chapters, since it ends at ten!) This is not an analysis of the book of Esther, rather it's just identifying with the awesomeness of God's work in the life of Esther & Mordecai, in fact in the lives of the Jews!