“For Mordecai was
great in the king's house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces:
for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.” Esther 9:4
In the life of Mordecai we see
the great artistry woven into the life of man by God’s hand. Mordecai’s life was
filled with defeat of his people, captured and taken as a slave by Babylon and
yet God was still working. While his
life was filled with challenges, God used them as opportunities. During his
bondage Mordecai was placed at the palace to serve, and was made aware of an
attempt, by Haman to assassinate the king and a plot to kill himself and all
the Jews. But God had also placed Mordecai in the right place years
earlier. God revealed to the king that Mordecai had once saved his life, and
the king realized he had never thanked Mordecai. The great honor then given to
Mordecai ruined Haman's plans. God had woven an effective counterstrategy
against which Haman's plan could not stand.
In Mordecai's life, God blended both character and circumstances to
accomplish great things. God has not changed the way he works. He is using the
situations you face each day to weave a pattern of Godliness into your
character to face adversity. Even when
it looks as if the world is in the hands of evil people, God is still in
control, protecting those who are his. Although we may not understand
everything happening around us, we must trust in God's protection and retain
our integrity by doing what we know is right.
He that gains strength to
overcome obstacles; obtains what is needed to overcome adversity.
HSAY…Todd
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