The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Esther 2:21-22,
"During the time Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate, Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's officers who guarded the doorway, became angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes. But Mordecai found out about the plot and told Queen Esther, who in turn reported it to the king, giving credit to Mordecai."
Mordecai was an older cousin of Esther and brought her up as his own when she was orphaned. We find that Esther became queen in place of Vashti who disobeyed the king's order.
This event, where Mordecai finds out about a plot to kill the king and reports it, becomes a key in the story of Esther. Because of this event and others to follow as things unfold, the Jews held in Persian captivity will be both threatened and delivered. I suspect Mordecai's faithful reporting of this threat to the king through Esther turned out to be a much bigger thing than Mordecai ever expected.
The hearing of the threat to the king was important enough to Mordecai to report it, and so I'm sure he carried an appreciation for its significance. However, it appears Mordecai never knew at the time how important the reporting of it would turn out to be.
Reflecting on this causes me to suspect there are many occasions in our own lives where we may not realize the significance or importance of those occasions at the time they occur. Perhaps this is why Paul encouraged the church in Colossai, "Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone." Colossians 4:5-6.
As Mordecai may not have realized at the time the full significance of his action in alerting the king through Esther, we may not fully realize the importance of something that comes into our life today and how that just may play out.
Mordecai's episode on that day had drama to it, but I am quite certain there are what appears to be the mundane that we encounter that just may have big consequences! Make the most of them!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"During the time Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate, Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's officers who guarded the doorway, became angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes. But Mordecai found out about the plot and told Queen Esther, who in turn reported it to the king, giving credit to Mordecai."
Mordecai was an older cousin of Esther and brought her up as his own when she was orphaned. We find that Esther became queen in place of Vashti who disobeyed the king's order.
This event, where Mordecai finds out about a plot to kill the king and reports it, becomes a key in the story of Esther. Because of this event and others to follow as things unfold, the Jews held in Persian captivity will be both threatened and delivered. I suspect Mordecai's faithful reporting of this threat to the king through Esther turned out to be a much bigger thing than Mordecai ever expected.
The hearing of the threat to the king was important enough to Mordecai to report it, and so I'm sure he carried an appreciation for its significance. However, it appears Mordecai never knew at the time how important the reporting of it would turn out to be.
Reflecting on this causes me to suspect there are many occasions in our own lives where we may not realize the significance or importance of those occasions at the time they occur. Perhaps this is why Paul encouraged the church in Colossai, "Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone." Colossians 4:5-6.
As Mordecai may not have realized at the time the full significance of his action in alerting the king through Esther, we may not fully realize the importance of something that comes into our life today and how that just may play out.
Mordecai's episode on that day had drama to it, but I am quite certain there are what appears to be the mundane that we encounter that just may have big consequences! Make the most of them!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
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