Word of Encouragement for Every New Day ~ 28 Dec 2007

Word of Encouragement for Every New Day ~ 28 Dec 2007

Today’s word of encouragement is a follow-up on yesterday’s word about what we do in secret God will reward us. In Esther 2:21, we find Mordecai sitting at the King’s gate and he over hears two men conspiring to assassinate the King. He informs Queen Esther, and because of Mordecai, King Xerxes lived. It is not until Esther 6:2 when King Xerxes finds out that it was Mordecai that saved his life. In fact King Xerxes most likely would have not known what Mordecai had done, because it just so happened that King Xerxes couldn’t sleep one night and was reading the book of the chronicles of his reign (Esther 6:1). And it is through the records where he stumbles on the record that it was Mordecai who exposed the two men who were trying to kill him. You see, many of us, would expect to be rewarded greatly for doing such a heroic act. Many of us would expect fame and honor. Furthermore, if we did not receive any reward, most of us would probably complain, whine, and demand something. I hope that we all can learn something from Mordecai. Can you imagine what it must feel like to have saved someone’s life and not even be thanked for it? It must have been so hard for Mordecai. Yet, Mordecai throughout the book of Esther reveals that he was a righteous man who loved God tremendously. His love for God was so real, that fame and fortune was not important. His love for God was so real that he wouldn’t bow to Haman (King Xerxes number two man) or bow to anyone but God. I picture Mordecai the day when King Xerxes honors him in Esther 6:10-11, he probably thanked God for that honor rather than show people, “look at me, see I’m such a great person”. To have kept silent, to have stayed faithful, to not waver based on circumstances, Mordecai is a life example to all of us. © Dec 2007 Shaun Lee