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In this story of Job we learned something that's true about life. That bad things happen to good people. Even though that is true. We also know this, that God is with us, and that he can give us wisdom and that he can comfort us. Even when we're going through really hard things. No matter what has happened. God will never leave you. And that my friend, is really good news.  

Stories like this, help us wrestle with why bad things happen to good people. God said the Job was a good man. In fact, God says he's the best of them all, in that even though job was so good, these terrible things happened in his life. These stories are really important for us. Because through our life, bad things are going to happen. And these stories will help us learn how to trust God, when it's really hard, and it really hurts. To experience God's presence, when it's really hard, and it really hurts, because he is with us. And when it's hard and it hurts, sometimes it's hard to see that. But Job's going to help us to see how near our God is. And that, my friend, is really good news.  

Esther was a great listener. She listened to her uncle Mordecai. And she listened to the Eunich who was in charge of taking care of her. She was humble, and she listened. Esther's humility and her willingness to learn and to listen from others is going to play a very important part of this story that we're about to hear. Not only is her life going to be changed and saved because of it, but the lives of her family, and all of our people. May God give us humble hearts, humble, teachable, and ready to respond when God speaks to us. Amen.  

People heard God's word and they wept. And they feasted. It was like a family member who had come home after a long journey. And finally, they were back together with the people that they loved. It was like they were being introduced to the God who loved them all over again. And they were hearing for the first time, how precious they were in the eyes of God. And that's why we read the Bible every day. When we do, we are reminded of who we are. We're reminded that we're at home with God, and we're reminded how precious we are to him. And that is such good news.  

Nehemiah was very angry, and rightfully so, instead of helping their poor neighbors, they were trying to make money from them. They were exploiting people's poverty in order to make themselves more and more rich. And that's no way for God's people to act. And Nehemiah, when he found out, he took action to help the poor, we must never let our advantage be a means to take advantage of others. We must always be looking for ways that we can serve and help who have less advantage then we.  God's heart is for the poor, as it is for all people. May God give us the heart that He has for the poor, for the world, and teach us His ways of righteousness. Amen.  

Wow, what a time of stress and tension. The enemies were insulting them and mocking them and threatening them. And it's real easy to get discouraged when those kinds of things are happening. And yet God gave Nehemiah and the leaders wisdom on how to continue to do the work, even when they're facing such hostile opposition. God can do that for us too. Sometimes people attack us. Sometimes they say terrible things about us. And that can be so discouraging. But when that happens, we can do what Nehemiah did, he prayed? He prayed and God gave him wisdom on how to continue to go forward, even when being attacked. And God will do that for you. Just as he did for Nehemiah, and that is really good news.  

Naman wanted to see if the power of God could heal him. But when I liked it told him to wash in the Jordan River name and didn't want to do it. Then he humbled himself, and he obeyed and he was healed. Sometimes we experienced physical healing in this world, like naming, and sometimes we don't. And that doesn't mean that God loves the ones that he heals. And he doesn't love the ones that don't get healed. No, God loves everyone. And he heals us according to his own purposes in this life. But there is a kind of healing that takes place in us. When we humble ourselves and obey the way that naman did. When we humble ourselves and obey God. It's then that we begin to experience healing and his life now in us and my friend is great news.  

What a story. A Elisha's request was big. He wanted to be the next prophet of Israel, just like Elijah, and only God could grant that request. But God gave Elisha what he desired because God knew that this man was not interested in fame or power. Rather, Elisha wanted to do more for God. When our desires are in tune with God's desires, we can accomplish so much more than we ever thought or imagined. And that is good news.