It took just 6 minutes for me to read the last two chapters of Esther’s story. God took a threat that was laid upon his people and he turned it into an attack by his people and a reason to celebrate. I’m sure that many of the Jews were saddened that they no longer lived in the land of promise, but they held on to the heritage that God had passed to them through Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. They may have faltered in their obedience to the Law of Moses, but they did not give up on their identity as people in God’s covenant. We today will also stumble in our obedience to God in Christ, but we need to hold on to the assurance that we are God’s people, called to follow him through the grace of Jesus.
Stuart
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