TODAY’S TURNING POINT WITH DR. DAVID JEREMIAH DAILY DEVOTIONAL 25 MAY 2024 MESSAGE
Read David Jeremiah Daily Devotional 25 May 2024, Saturday Turning Point Devotional Message
TOPIC: A Fascinating Few: Mordecai
For Mordecai the Jew was second to King Ahasuerus, and was great among the Jews and well received by the multitude of his brethren, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen.
Esther 10:3
Recommended Reading: Proverbs 16:9
One of the most familiar verses from the Old Testament is Esther 4:14—the words of Mordecai to his young cousin, Esther: “Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” The older Mordecai had served as mentor and counselor to Esther, guiding her into the queenship in Persia where the Jews had been taken into captivity. Esther’s influence on the king saved the Jews from destruction. While Mordecai’s words applied to Esther, they could easily apply to Mordecai as well. Without his guidance and counsel to Esther, the plan to save the Jews would not have happened.
The story of Esther and Mordecai is an example of trusting in the providence and protection of God—a story of doing the next right thing and trusting God for the results. Mordecai’s courage and counsel resulted in the deliverance of the Jews in Persia.
We make plans, but the Lord determines our steps (Proverbs 16:9). Like Mordecai, we are called to be wise and brave—and faithful.
God does not give us everything we want. But He does fulfill His promises, leading us along the best and straightest paths to Himself.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Read-Thru-the-Bible: Esther 1 – 10
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