FAITH CAPSULE: It is thought-provoking how God works out His children’s promotion.
ESTHER 5, 6
It is written, “For the Lord loves justice, and does not forsake His saints; they are preserved forever, but the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off.” (Psalm 37:38) Mordecai was a testimony to the truth that God does not forsake His saints. Haman plotted evil against Mordecai because he was filled with indignation when Mordecai refused to tremble before him at the palace gate. The night before Haman’s evil agenda against Mordecai was to be executed happened to be a night King Ahasuerus could not sleep. As the King read the book of the record of chronicles, he saw the recording about how Mordecai saved his life. King Ahasuerus response to how Mordecai saved his life triggered king’s decision which delivered Mordecai from the evil plan of Haman. Haman eventually became the victim of his evil agenda against Mordecai. God did not forsake Mordecai. The king’s sleepless night was not only an avenue for Mordecai’s deliverance from Harman’s evil agenda but also an avenue for Mordecai’s promotion.
It is thought-provoking how God works out His children’s promotion. When it is time for God to promote you, every remote control of the enemy over your life would be demoted to non-existence. Evil agenda was meant to reduce Mordecai but promotion became his portion.
Nehemiah was a non-entity. He was not a prophet neither was he a son of a prophet. He was an ordinary cup-bearer to the king in the Persian palace. One thing was clear about Nehemiah: he had the concern for Jerusalem’s welfare and its inhabitants at heart. Nehemiah, a cup-bearer with big heart desired a better life for his brethren. God saw Nehemiah’s heart and He acknowledged him. God in His awesomeness invested in him as a vessel for reconstructing broken wall of Jerusalem. The report of what was going on in Jerusalem caused a burden in Nehemiah’s heart and he began to intercede on behalf of the land and his people. Nehemiah 1:3-4 stated, “And they said to me, ‘The survivors who are left from the captivity in the province are there in great distress and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem is also broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.’ So it was, when I heard these words that I sat down and wept, and mourned for many days; I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven.” Nehemiah prayed on behalf of his people and his homeland. He asked for nothing that had to do with himself, but rather petitioned for things that had to do with a better life for his people. Nehemiah desired for his people and God deposited in him what it takes to bring glory to the name of God. A cupbearer turned the issue his nation around and became a part of Bible documentation.
Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to live life for His name to be glorified.