Bibledoorajar praises God for the gift of Christ's Obedience

     "And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone

who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and

that he rewards those who sincerely seek him."

     Mordecai humbled himself, taking on the position of an outcast from the earthly powers in order to seek his God to save his people. From this lowly position he cries out. From heaven, his God hears his cries. God brings the cries and the lowly outcast position to the attention of Esther who sits in the powerful palace. Mordecai has gone to the gate of the palace, for no one could enter the palace in mourning clothes. Now the news of the king's degree has reached the Jews in the provinces. Understanding the implications, they, too, "fasted, wept, and wailed, and many people lay in burlap and ashes."

Esther is deeply distressed when her maids tell her the news of her uncle and her people. She remembers his sweet counsel over the years of her life. In the painting above by Aert de Gelder this wise counsel is noted. Esther wants to comfort Mordecai, but must know more about why he is so troubled. She appoints her attendant, Hathach, to go and find out why her uncle is so distraught. Mordecai was prepared. He gave Hathach, the exact amount of money that Haman would pay into the treasury for the destruction of the Jews and he also gave him a copy of the decree that was issued in Susa exacting the death of the Jews. He asked Hathach to return to Esther with the following: 1)full explanation of the crisis, 2) appeal to her to go to the king and beg for mercy and plead for her people.

"He came into the very world he created, but the world

didn't recognize him, they rejected him. But to all who believed

him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. They are reborn--

not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth

that comes from God."

John 1:10-13

My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if

anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. 

He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous. He himself is the

sacrifice that atones for our sins--and not only our sins but the sins of all the world."

1John 2: 1-2

"Joy to the World, the Lord has come. Let earth receive her King. Let every heart prepare Him room."