MORDECAI
Esther 3:2–5
And all the king’s servants, that were in the king’s gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence. Then the king’s servants, which were in the king’s gate, said unto Mordecai, "Why transgressest thou the king’s commandment?" Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai’s matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew. And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
May God grant us more Mordecais. He did not bow down or pay reverence to Haman. Despite being asked, despite being accused, despite being despised, he stood and did not bow. He bowed before God, not men. He saved his kneeling for his Lord. He reserved his obeisance for the One he obeyed without reservation. He defied the king's man and the king's commands in order to honor and obey the King's commands.
May God give us more men who bow down only before God and obey Him by refusing to bow before any other. May God give us men whose obedience includes defying tyrants.
ESTHER
Esther 4:16
Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
May God grant us more Esthers. She was simultaneously in a position of power and in peril. Her office afforded her sway, but her beliefs were out of fashion. God had given her a time and a place and an opportunity. For what other reason could He have done so than to turn a profit on her position and risk losing it in order to express openly her beliefs? She concluded it was time to put it all on the line. It was not the time to attempt to secure her position, but to leverage it to protect her beliefs.
May God gives us more who leverage their positions for their convictions. May Christians who have been able to be under the radar up until now bring their beliefs into the light. May they do so with authority and humility. May Christians put their positions on the line in order to secure their position in line with Gods elect. Mordecai confirmed that God would save His people. The question was not whether His people would survive, but whether or not Esther would be included among their numbers. She did not seek to save herself, but surrendered herself and her position in order to save her people.
HAMAN
Esther 7:9–10
Then Harbona, one of the eunuchs in attendance on the king, said, “Moreover, the gallows that Haman has prepared for Mordecai, whose word saved the king, is standing at Haman’s house, fifty cubits high.” And the king said, “Hang him on that.” So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the wrath of the king abated.
May God allow us to see more Haman's hung on their own gallows. May we see the wicked fall into the pits they have dug for the righteous and caught in the traps they have set for Christians. May God use Christian faith and creativity to catch the clever in their own devices. May we be granted the privilege of seeing them swing and our people set free.
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