Post by Woody Williams on Nov 22, 2005 12:56:17 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Esther 8:1-8
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On that day King Ahasuerus gave to Queen Esther the house of Haman,
the enemy of the Jews; and Mordecai came before the king, for Esther
had told what he was to her. Then the king took off his signet ring,
which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. So Esther set
Mordecai over the house of Haman.
Then Esther spoke again to the king; she fell at his feet, weeping
and pleading with him to avert the evil design of Haman the Agagite
and the plot that he had devised against the Jews. The king held out
the golden sceptre to Esther, and Esther rose and stood before the
king. She said, 'If it pleases the king, and if I have won his
favour, and if the thing seems right before the king, and I have his
approval, let an order be written to revoke the letters devised by
Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote giving orders to
destroy the Jews who are in all the provinces of the king. For how
can I bear to see the calamity that is coming on my people? Or how
can I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?' Then King Ahasuerus
said to Queen Esther and to the Jew Mordecai, 'See, I have given
Esther the house of Haman, and they have hanged him on the gallows,
because he plotted to lay hands on the Jews. You may write as you
please with regard to the Jews, in the name of the king, and seal it
with the king's ring; for an edict written in the name of the king
and sealed with the king's ring cannot be revoked.'
Devotional
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Esther's deeds on behalf of her people were courageous and faithful.
She is a model of a proactive believer, seeking ways of being used by
God for the sake of the people. Our faith commitment can often be
tested by events that seem to say that God is not in charge. But, in
the end, it is God who wins and delivers his people.
Prayer
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Keep me in mind of the long view of your redemptive plans, O Lord.
Amen
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On that day King Ahasuerus gave to Queen Esther the house of Haman,
the enemy of the Jews; and Mordecai came before the king, for Esther
had told what he was to her. Then the king took off his signet ring,
which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. So Esther set
Mordecai over the house of Haman.
Then Esther spoke again to the king; she fell at his feet, weeping
and pleading with him to avert the evil design of Haman the Agagite
and the plot that he had devised against the Jews. The king held out
the golden sceptre to Esther, and Esther rose and stood before the
king. She said, 'If it pleases the king, and if I have won his
favour, and if the thing seems right before the king, and I have his
approval, let an order be written to revoke the letters devised by
Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote giving orders to
destroy the Jews who are in all the provinces of the king. For how
can I bear to see the calamity that is coming on my people? Or how
can I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?' Then King Ahasuerus
said to Queen Esther and to the Jew Mordecai, 'See, I have given
Esther the house of Haman, and they have hanged him on the gallows,
because he plotted to lay hands on the Jews. You may write as you
please with regard to the Jews, in the name of the king, and seal it
with the king's ring; for an edict written in the name of the king
and sealed with the king's ring cannot be revoked.'
Devotional
----------
Esther's deeds on behalf of her people were courageous and faithful.
She is a model of a proactive believer, seeking ways of being used by
God for the sake of the people. Our faith commitment can often be
tested by events that seem to say that God is not in charge. But, in
the end, it is God who wins and delivers his people.
Prayer
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Keep me in mind of the long view of your redemptive plans, O Lord.
Amen