Esther 4:13-14. Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther. Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the King’s house, more than all the Jews. For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place: but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
We all know the story of Esther, the orphan girl who became Queen of Babylon under King Ahasuerus without divulging her Jewish ancestry, on the advice of her guardian, Mordecai. Sometime later though, when the King made Haman, an arrogant, egotist his new C.E.O, things turned sour. Haman wanted people to bow and scrape before him like the King decreed, but Mordecai refused. This made Haman angry, and when he found out that Mordecai was Jewish, he turned it into a vendetta against the Jews. He pointed out their diversity to his boss, and the fact that they did not follow the King’s laws, and talked the King into signing a decree that all Jews should be killed on the the 13th day of the 12th month, Adar, and their possessions taken as spoil. Ah Lord eh! Sadly, nothing has changed today; diversity and differences are still being selfishly and egotistically used as reasons for destroying individual groups of people. Obviously this decree distressed the Jewish citizens, and eventually Mordecai told Esther she had to go to the King and plead their cause. Poor Esther; caught between a rock and a hard place. The King had not called her in a month, and if she went in uninvited, and he did not raise his golden sceptre to her, she would be automatically put to death, not to mention that she would also have to divulge her Jewish heritage. That’s when Mordecai scolded her with Today’s Bit. She should not think that because she was a part of the King’s household she would escape the fate of the Jews. And if she did not stand up for her people, they would still find deliverance from some other source, but she and her family would surely perish. Most important though, was his theory that that might just be the reason she had been placed in such an exalted position at that particular time; to be a spokesperson for her people. And Friends, that might just have been true. We all know that our God works in mysterious ways that we can never imagine or hope to understand. But whatever He does or allows, is always for our benefit, even though it may not seem so at the time. So, if today, or someday, we find ourselves amongst hostile unbelievers, don’t automatically despair. Take heart and stand strong, for who knows if our Almighty Father might just have placed us there for some great purpose, or even a small one, that will eventually bring honour and glory to His Name. Much LOVE! …a believer’s journey is never easy, but through faith and consistent communication with The Most High, we can surely make it.
We all know the story of Esther, the orphan girl who became Queen of Babylon under King Ahasuerus without divulging her Jewish ancestry, on the advice of her guardian, Mordecai. Sometime later though, when the King made Haman, an arrogant, egotist his new C.E.O, things turned sour. Haman wanted people to bow and scrape before him like the King decreed, but Mordecai refused. This made Haman angry, and when he found out that Mordecai was Jewish, he turned it into a vendetta against the Jews. He pointed out their diversity to his boss, and the fact that they did not follow the King’s laws, and talked the King into signing a decree that all Jews should be killed on the the 13th day of the 12th month, Adar, and their possessions taken as spoil. Ah Lord eh! Sadly, nothing has changed today; diversity and differences are still being selfishly and egotistically used as reasons for destroying individual groups of people. Obviously this decree distressed the Jewish citizens, and eventually Mordecai told Esther she had to go to the King and plead their cause. Poor Esther; caught between a rock and a hard place. The King had not called her in a month, and if she went in uninvited, and he did not raise his golden sceptre to her, she would be automatically put to death, not to mention that she would also have to divulge her Jewish heritage. That’s when Mordecai scolded her with Today’s Bit. She should not think that because she was a part of the King’s household she would escape the fate of the Jews. And if she did not stand up for her people, they would still find deliverance from some other source, but she and her family would surely perish. Most important though, was his theory that that might just be the reason she had been placed in such an exalted position at that particular time; to be a spokesperson for her people. And Friends, that might just have been true. We all know that our God works in mysterious ways that we can never imagine or hope to understand. But whatever He does or allows, is always for our benefit, even though it may not seem so at the time. So, if today, or someday, we find ourselves amongst hostile unbelievers, don’t automatically despair. Take heart and stand strong, for who knows if our Almighty Father might just have placed us there for some great purpose, or even a small one, that will eventually bring honour and glory to His Name. Much LOVE! …a believer’s journey is never easy, but through faith and consistent communication with The Most High, we can surely make it.
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