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Whether you celebrate Halloween or not just remember Christians, Today is the day that the Lord has made. So let’s get glad in it! 👏👏👏

Praying for a safe and fun night of festivities for you all! For us, it’ll be our first “Holy-ween” together 😂 As cheesy as that sounds we’re looking forward to it!

With Halloween coming up I thought it would be fun to share the story of Mary Magdalene. Jesus had delivered Mary from 7 demons!! Yet, scripture says very little about her past and her trauma. Instead it says that Mary was actually the first person that Jesus revealed Himself after He resurrected. I love this detail so much because no one in the ancient world would think of a woman being the first person to receive the good news. That’s the beauty of Jesus. He sees above religion and culture and meets people where they are at and loves them enough to not leave them where they are at.

The shows what it could have been like for Mary Magdalene and the torture she must of endured. I want to encourage everyone to give it a watch. It has easily become one of my favorite Christian tv shows and has helped me understand scripture more and grown my walk with God.

When I was younger, my mom would often read me children’s Bible stories before bedtime. I loved it so much that I begged her to read to me nearly every night. One of my absolute favorites was the story of Esther. Her story was particularly encouraging to me because Esther was beautiful, faithful, and courageous. This made me wonder: Why don’t we talk about Queen Esther more often? Is the Book of Esther only meant for young girls? Is Esther just another rags to riches, Cinderella story? Or is there more to this story than meets the eye? There’s a lot we can learn from the Book of Esther. So, let’s dive in.

Now imagine yourself—a young man or woman of God—blending into a culture that doesn’t honor or follow God, and being told to hide your true identity and faith. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? That’s a challenge many of us Christians face today, with pressures from society, popular culture, politicians, and even our peers it’s hard to not conform to the patterns of this world. We are called to be set apart, but in this story Hadassah is told to change her identity to keep her safe. She’s ripped from her home and everything she’s known to compete as if she’s on an episode of The Bachelor for King Xerxes’ rose. When she wins the king’s heart she becomes Queen Esther.

The story doesn’t end there. (Spoiler) Mordecai is given the dreadful news that there was an edict out for a mass genocide for their people. He tells Queen Esther she’s their only hope. There’s only one problem. The Queen cannot enter the king’s presence unless summoned. Such an act can get herself killed and she hadn’t been summoned for 30 days. Mordecai encouraged Queen Esther the famous line, “For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?””Esther‬ ‭4‬:‭14‬ ‭NIV‬‬

This powerful and convicting statement led Queen Esther to reply with instructions to go pray and fast and in three days she would go to the king and said, “If I perish, I perish.”

I won’t spoil the rest of the story. Go read Esther 🤍

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