{"id":14252,"date":"2014-09-01T08:25:38","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T13:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/?p=14252"},"modified":"2014-09-01T19:43:35","modified_gmt":"2014-09-02T00:43:35","slug":"daily-devotion-esther-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/daily-devotion-esther-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Devotion: Esther 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/esther-bible-study.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14257 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/esther-bible-study-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"esther-bible-study\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/esther-bible-study-300x173.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/esther-bible-study-200x115.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/esther-bible-study.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> For the last month and a half <a href=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/daily-devotion-31-days-in-proverbs-day-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">we&#8217;ve read through the Proverbs<\/a> together, one and a half times. I have really enjoyed taking in His wisdom each morning and listening to what God might be telling me. I hope you have also enjoyed the days in Proverbs and learned what He had in store for you. Now we move to Esther, if you are up for it. <!--more--> Each time I read Esther as part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/bible-in-90-days\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bible in 90 Days<\/a>, I&#8217;ve often wanted to spend a little more time there. And so, for the next 10 days, I plan to do that.<\/p>\n<h2>Would you like to read Esther with me? Our reading plan isn&#8217;t that difficult.<\/h2>\n<p>For the next 10 days we will read one chapter a day. I&#8217;ll post about it here on MomsToolbox about 2-3\u00a0days and I&#8217;ll also post the daily reading on <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/momstoolbox\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/momstoolbox\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. As you read, you can either use the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/what-is-soap\/\" target=\"_blank\">SOAP method<\/a> to hear what particular verse or passage God might have for you, or you can focus on the entire chapter. It is completely up to you. Today our reading is Esther 1. In my opinion the King is a little rash in his decisions. His actions set the stage for what is to come, however&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Are you in?<\/h2>\n<p>Ya wanna read Esther with the rest of us at MomsToolbox? I&#8217;d love it if you left a comment on this post to let the rest of us\u00a0know you&#8217;ll be reading with us for the next 10 days. It&#8217;s such a great feeling to be reading in community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the last month and a half we&#8217;ve read through the Proverbs together, one and a half times. I have really enjoyed taking in His wisdom each morning and listening to what God might be telling me. 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