| Today, many Jews still celebrate the feast of
Purim. The name Purim is derived from “the lot” which a Gentile, Haman,
cast concerning the fate of the Jews when they were in Persia under King
Ahasuerus. |
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| Haman, the villain in this story in the book of Esther,
hated the Jews and sought to exterminate them. He got King Ahasuerus to
allow him to issue a decree to annihilate all the Jews in one day — the
thirteenth day of the twelfth month of Adar. But God used Queen Esther
and her uncle Mordecai, both Jews, to turn the tables on Haman and save
the Jews. |
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| Haman was hanged on the very gallows that he had
constructed for Mordecai! Then, the king allowed Queen Esther and
Mordecai to issue a counter-decree to allow all the Jews to defend
themselves and destroy their enemies in one day — the thirteenth day of
the twelfth month of Adar! |
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| So instead of the Jews being exterminated on
that fateful day, their enemies were destroyed! God turned an evil day
for the Jews into good days. He turned their mourning into rejoicing and
gave them victory over their enemies. |
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| My friend, God can
do the same for you today. He only wants you to remain in your position
of rest in Christ. You see, because of Jesus’ finished work at the
cross, you are seated in heavenly places in Christ, far above every
principality, and evil assault the devil can throw at you. (Ephesians
2:6) Just as Mordecai sat within the king’s gate, and refused to stand
up and bow to Haman, let’s not “bow” to the devil by being persuaded to
move from our position of rest in Christ. Don’t allow him to get you
worried, frantic and doing things to save yourself. |
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| Queen Esther was
also in a position of rest before Haman was executed. (Esther 7) She was
seated on a couch as Haman pleaded with her for his life. While doing
so, he accidentally fell over the couch where the queen was. The king,
thinking that Haman was assaulting his queen, sent him to the gallows! |
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| Beloved, remain at
rest in Christ’s finished work, and He will turn your evil day into
days of rejoicing and feasting! |
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