- And Mordecai recorded these things and sent letters to all the Jews who were in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far… Esther 9:20 – Make it a habit to remember what God has done for you and also make it a habit to share that with others. That’s what Mordecai is doing here. He is taking the time to write down the news of the work God was doing amongst His people and then sending the word out to all. So for us, God has sent His Son Jesus to die on the cross and rise again for the forgiveness of all the wrong doing we’ve done that kept us away from God. We now can have life with God because of what Jesus did for us. Make sure you are sharing that news with as many people as possible like Mordecai did with his news of God’s provision. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 918
- …obliging them to keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar and also the fifteenth day of the same, year by year,22 as the days on which the Jews got relief from their enemies, and as the month that had been turned for them from sorrow into gladness and from mourning into a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, days for sending gifts of food to one another and gifts to the poor. Esther 9:21-22 – The day that the enemies of the Jews were longing for to be able to rid themselves of their problem Jewish neighbors was flipped on them and became their ruin. The Jews instead were allowed by the king to kill any who were haters and enemies of them. This day looked to be one of sorrow and mourning for the Jewish people, but the Lord stepped in and flipped it to be one of gladness and holiday. Isn’t this so much the same with resurrection Sunday? When Jesus died it looked as if our enemy had found mastery over us. Sorrow and mourning would have been our posture if we were there in that time. But God turned that sorrow into gladness and that mourning into holiday by rolling that stone away and raising Jesus from the dead. See our Lord isn’t one to settle for defeat amongst His children. He has shown us He can take the worst of sorrow and turn it into gladness and He has demonstrated His ability to take the deepest of mourning seasons and turn them into a blessing. Who else is like our God! I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2525
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