The Safe Space

Esther Parham
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Welcome to The Safe Space. This is a place where I share my daily devotion with you. My prayer is that through every episode, you are drawn closer to Jesus Christ. Together, we’ll grow in our understanding of who Jesus is, what He has done for us, and who we are as believers in the body of Christ. I pray you’ll be encouraged, uplifted, and reminded of the truth of who you are. So take a deep breath and join me as the Holy Spirit guides us through God’s word. All Music in each episode is royalty free. Song Titled Moonlight Coffee by Yunior Arronte

  1. 20h ago

    Hebrews 12

    Welcome to The Safe Space! Where we last left off in the Bible, we saw the countless men and women who earned a good reputation because of their faith. Though they did not receive all that God had promised, God had something better in mind for us. Now, surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, we are called to run the race set before us. Let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up, and let us run with endurance, keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting Him, He endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now He is seated in the place of honor beside God's throne. Think of all the hostility He endured from sinful people so that you won't become weary and give up. Do not make light of the Lord's discipline or give up when He corrects you. For the Lord disciplines those He loves, and He punishes each one He accepts as His child. God is training you, for your good, so that you might share in His holiness. No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it is painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way. So take a new grip with your tired hands and strengthen your weak knees. Mark out a straight path for your feet. Work at living in peace with everyone and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you. Do not be like Esau, who traded his birthright for a single meal. You have not come to a physical mountain that can be touched, but to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to Jesus, the One who mediates the new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks of forgiveness instead of crying out for vengeance. Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who is speaking. Our God is a devouring fire. Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping Him with holy fear and awe. Verse of the Day: Galatians 5:22-23 The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. Question of the Day: In the past, how have you compared your fruit to others?

  2. 1d ago

    Hebrews 11

    Welcome to The Safe Space! Where we last left off in the Bible, we were encouraged to hold tightly to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep His promise. We were reminded that patient endurance is what we need now and that we are not those who turn away from God, but the faithful ones whose souls will be saved. Now, we witness what that faith looks like. Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see. By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God's command. By faith Abel brought a more acceptable offering than Cain. By faith Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying, for he walked in close fellowship with God. Without faith it is impossible to please God. Anyone who wants to come to Him must believe that God exists and that He rewards those who sincerely seek Him. By faith Noah built a large boat to save his family. By faith Abraham obeyed when God called him to leave home and go to another land. He went without knowing where he was going, living there as a foreigner while looking forward to a city with eternal foundations, a city designed and built by God. By faith Sarah received the power to conceive a child because she believed that God would keep His promise. All these people died still believing what God had promised. They agreed that they were foreigners and nomads here on earth, looking for a better place—a heavenly homeland. That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them. By faith Abraham was ready to offer Isaac. By faith Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, and the people of Israel trusted God's promises. By faith the people of Israel went right through the Red Sea as though they were on dry ground. By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after the people had marched around them for seven days. By faith Rahab welcomed the spies and was not destroyed. How much more do I need to say? It would take too long to recount the stories of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and all the prophets. By faith they overthrew kingdoms, ruled with justice, received what God had promised, shut the mouths of lions, quenched the flames of fire, escaped death by the edge of the sword, were made strong in weakness, and became mighty in battle. Others were tortured, faced jeers and flogging, chains and prison, were stoned, sawed in half, killed with the sword, and wandered in deserts and mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground. All these people earned a good reputation because of their faith, yet none of them received all that God had promised. For God had something better in mind for us, so that they would not reach perfection without us. Verse of the Day: Romans 8: 16-17 For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering. Question of the Day: How does suffering play a part in your opportunity to bring glory to God?

  3. 2d ago

    Hebrews 10

    Welcome to The Safe Space! Where we last left off in the Bible, we learned that Jesus entered the greater, more perfect Tabernacle in heaven by His own blood, securing our redemption forever. He was offered once for all time to take away the sins of many, and He will come again to bring salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for Him. Now we see the full power of His perfect sacrifice. The old system under the law was only a shadow, a dim preview of the good things to come, not the good things themselves. The sacrifices offered year after year could never make people perfect or take away sins. Instead, they served as a reminder of sins. That is why Christ came into the world saying, "You did not want animal sacrifices or sin offerings. But you have given me a body to offer." He came to do the will of God, setting aside the old covenant to put the second into effect. For God's will was for us to be made holy by the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all time. Unlike every other priest who stands and ministers day after day, offering the same sacrifices that can never take away sins, Christ offered Himself to God as a single sacrifice for sins, good for all time. Then He sat down in the place of honor at God's right hand, waiting until His enemies are humbled and made a footstool under His feet. By that one offering, He forever made perfect those who are being made holy. The Holy Spirit also testifies, saying, "I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds... I will never again remember their sins and lawless deeds." And when sins have been forgiven, there is no need to offer any more sacrifices. So let us boldly enter heaven's Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep His promise. Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works, and let us not neglect our meeting together, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of His return is drawing near. There is a solemn warning for those who deliberately continue sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, for "The Lord will judge his own people." Yet remember the earlier days when you remained faithful through suffering. Do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God's will. "For in just a little while, the Coming One will come and not delay." We are not like those who turn away from God to their own destruction. We are the faithful ones, whose souls will be saved. Verse of the Day: Romans 8: 14 - 15  For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” Question of the Day: How has your earthly shown you the immeasurable greatness of God's fatherhood?

  4. 3d ago

    Hebrews 8 & 9

    Welcome to The Safe Space! Where we last left off in the Bible, we learned that Jesus is our perfect High Priest forever, the guarantor of a better covenant, able to save completely those who come to God through Him because He lives forever to intercede for them. Now, the greatness of that covenant is revealed. Here is the main point: We have a High Priest who sat down in the place of honor beside the throne of the majestic God in heaven. He ministers in the true Tabernacle built by the Lord, while the earthly priests serve in a system of worship that is only a copy, a shadow of the real one in heaven. Jesus has been given a ministry far superior to the old priesthood because He mediates a better covenant with God, based on better promises. God promised a new covenant unlike the one He made when He led His people out of Egypt. He declared, "I will put my laws in their minds, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people." Everyone will know the Lord, and He will forgive their wickedness and never again remember their sins. By calling this a new covenant, He made the first one obsolete. Under the first covenant, the earthly Tabernacle contained the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place, where priests offered gifts and sacrifices that could not cleanse the consciences of the people who brought them. These were only temporary requirements until a better system could be established. Then Christ came as the High Priest over all the good things that have come. He entered the greater, more perfect Tabernacle in heaven, not by the blood of goats and calves, but by His own blood, securing our redemption forever. The blood of Christ, who offered Himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins, cleanses our consciences from sinful deeds so that we can worship the living God. That is why He is the One who mediates a new covenant between God and people, so that all who are called can receive the eternal inheritance God has promised. Christ entered heaven itself to appear now before God on our behalf. He did not offer Himself again and again, but once for all time to remove the power of sin by His sacrificial death. And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment, so also Christ was offered once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for Him. Verse of the Day: Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Question of the Day: Can you believe that God has the best plan in mind for your life?

  5. 4d ago

    Hebrews 7

    Welcome to The Safe Space! Where we last left off in the Bible, we discovered that our hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls because Jesus has entered God's inner sanctuary as our eternal High Priest in the order of Melchizedek. Now, we learn why this priesthood is greater than any that came before. Melchizedek was the king of Salem and a priest of God Most High. When Abraham returned from his victory over the kings, Melchizedek met him and blessed him, and Abraham took a tenth of all he had captured and gave it to him. His name means "king of justice," and king of Salem means "king of peace." There is no record of his father or mother or any of his ancestors—no beginning or end to his life. Remaining a priest forever, he resembles the Son of God. Consider then how great Melchizedek was. Even Abraham, the great patriarch of Israel, recognized his greatness by giving him a tenth of what he had taken in battle. Since Abraham paid tithes to Melchizedek, Levi and the priests who descended from him also paid tithes through Abraham. It is beyond all dispute that the person who has the power to give a blessing is greater than the one who is blessed. If perfection could have been achieved through the Levitical priesthood, there would have been no need for another priest to arise in the order of Melchizedek rather than in the order of Aaron. And when the priesthood is changed, the law must also be changed. Jesus did not become a priest by meeting the physical requirement of belonging to the tribe of Levi, but by the power of a life that cannot be destroyed. God declared, "You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek." The former commandment was set aside because it was weak and useless, for the law never made anything perfect. Now we have confidence in a better hope, through which we draw near to God. Because God's oath made Jesus the guarantor of a better covenant, His priesthood lasts forever. He is able, once and forever, to save those who come to God through Him. He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf. He is the kind of High Priest we need because He is holy and blameless, unstained by sin, set apart from sinners, and given the highest place of honor in heaven. Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer sacrifices day after day. He offered Himself as the sacrifice for their sins once for all. The law appoints high priests who are limited by human weakness, but God's oath appointed His Son, who has been made the perfect High Priest forever. Verse of the Day: Romans 10:9-10 If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved. Question of the Day: Do you find it difficult to believe in the simplicity of God's requirement for acceptance?

  6. Jul 9

    Hebrews 5 & 6

    Welcome to The Safe Space! Where we last left off in the Bible, we learned that Jesus is our great High Priest who understands our weaknesses because He was tempted in every way, yet He did not sin. Now, we discover that every high priest is chosen to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins and can deal gently with ignorant and wayward people because he is subject to the same weaknesses. No one can become a high priest simply because he wants such an honor. He must be called by God, just as Aaron was. That is why Christ did not honor Himself by assuming He could become High Priest. God said to Him, "You are my Son. Today I have become your Father," and, "You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek." While Jesus was here on earth, He offered prayers and pleadings with a loud cry and tears to the One who could rescue Him from death. Even though He was God's Son, He learned obedience from the things He suffered. In this way, God qualified Him as a perfect High Priest, and He became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey Him. Yet there is much more to understand, but it is difficult to explain because many have become spiritually dull and don't seem to listen. Though they ought to be teaching others, they still need someone to teach them the basic things about God's word. Solid food is for those who are mature, who through training have the skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong. So let us stop going over the basic teachings about Christ again and again. Let us go on instead and become mature in our understanding. For those who have experienced the goodness of the word of God and the power of the age to come, there is a solemn warning against turning away. But even so, we are confident that better things await those who belong to God—things that come with salvation. God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for Him and how you have shown your love by caring for other believers. The encouragement continues: do not become spiritually dull or indifferent. Follow the example of those who are going to inherit God's promises because of their faith and endurance. When God made His promise to Abraham, He guaranteed it with an oath in His own name, making His promise and His oath two unchangeable things because it is impossible for God to lie. This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God's inner sanctuary, where Jesus has already gone in for us. He has become our eternal High Priest in the order of Melchizedek. Verse of the Day: Ephesians 3:14-19 When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. Statement of this Day: Be strengthened out of his unlimited resources!

  7. Jul 4

    Hebrews 4

    Welcome to The Safe Space! Where we last left off in the Bible, believers were warned not to harden their hearts as Israel did in the wilderness. Though they heard God's voice, their unbelief kept them from entering His rest. The call remains the same today: trust God, remain faithful, and do not fall away. Now the promise of entering God's rest still stands. The good news has been announced, but hearing it is not enough—it must be received with faith. Just as God rested after completing His work of creation, He invites His people into a lasting spiritual rest that comes through trusting Him. The warning is urgent: do not follow the example of those whose unbelief caused them to miss God's promise. The power of God's Word then comes into full view. It is alive and powerful, sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires, leaving nothing hidden from God's sight. Every heart is laid bare before the One to whom we must give an account. Yet this chapter does not end with fear—it ends with hope. Jesus, the great High Priest, has entered heaven on our behalf. Having lived as one of us, He understands every weakness and temptation we face, yet He never sinned. Because of Him, we do not have to shrink back in shame. Instead, we are invited to come boldly to the throne of our gracious God, where we will receive mercy and find grace to help us when we need it most. This chapter is a stirring invitation to exchange doubt for faith, striving for true rest, and fear for confidence. It reveals a God who knows every secret of the human heart, yet lovingly calls His people to draw near through Jesus Christ, where mercy, grace, and eternal rest await all who believe. Verse of The Day: Psalm 4:8 In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe. Question of the Day: How does it feel to have God as your security?

  8. Jun 22

    Hebrews 1-3

    Welcome to The Safe Space! Where we last left off in the Bible, a powerful message of reconciliation revealed how the gospel transforms lives, restores relationships, and demonstrates the power of grace. Now the focus shifts to an even greater revelation—the supremacy of Jesus Christ and the urgent call to remain faithful to Him. God, who spoke long ago through the prophets, has now spoken through His Son. Jesus is revealed as the heir of all things, the One through whom God created the universe. He radiates God’s own glory, expresses the very character of God, and sustains everything by His powerful word. After providing purification for sins, He took His seat at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven, exalted above all. The story then rises to breathtaking heights. The Son is shown to be far greater than the angels. While angels are servants sent to care for those who will inherit salvation, Christ reigns forever. The heavens and the earth may perish, but He remains unchanged. Everything else may wear out like old clothing, but His throne endures forever and ever. Because of this, a solemn warning follows. Believers are urged to listen carefully to the truth they have heard and not drift away. If messages delivered through angels carried consequences, how much greater is the responsibility to respond to the salvation announced by the Lord Himself? Yet the One who sits enthroned in glory willingly entered humanity’s suffering. For a little while, He was made lower than the angels so that, by God’s grace, He might taste death for everyone. Through suffering, He became the perfect leader who brings many sons and daughters into glory. Because He shared in flesh and blood, He broke the power of the devil and freed those who had lived in fear of death. Having suffered and been tempted Himself, He is able to help those who are being tested. Then the focus turns to one of Israel’s greatest leaders. Moses was faithful as a servant in God’s house, but Christ is faithful as the Son who rules over God’s entire house. The comparison is unmistakable. Jesus is worthy of far greater glory. The tension builds as a warning from Israel’s past echoes into the present: “Today when you hear His voice, don’t harden your hearts.” Though an entire generation witnessed God’s mighty works in the wilderness, they allowed unbelief to take root and failed to enter the rest He had promised. Their story becomes a powerful warning for all who hear God’s voice. The call is clear: encourage one another daily, guard your heart against the deceitfulness of sin, and hold firmly to your confidence in Christ until the end. What unfolds is a majestic portrait of the Son of God—greater than angels, greater than Moses, victorious over death, and worthy of unwavering faith. At the same time, a challenge echoes through every page: do not drift away, do not harden your heart, and do not let unbelief keep you from the promises of God. Verse of the Day: Psalms 86:11 Teach me your ways, O Lord, that I may live according to your truth! Grant me purity of heart, so that I may honor you. Question of the Day: Can you sit still long enough to let God cleanse you?

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Welcome to The Safe Space. This is a place where I share my daily devotion with you. My prayer is that through every episode, you are drawn closer to Jesus Christ. Together, we’ll grow in our understanding of who Jesus is, what He has done for us, and who we are as believers in the body of Christ. I pray you’ll be encouraged, uplifted, and reminded of the truth of who you are. So take a deep breath and join me as the Holy Spirit guides us through God’s word. All Music in each episode is royalty free. Song Titled Moonlight Coffee by Yunior Arronte

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  • Creator
    Esther Parham
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    186
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Esther Parham
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