Sat.’s Devo - God’s Happy Ending

Read: Esther 8:1-10:3; 1 Corinthians 12:27-13:13; Psalm 37:1-11; Proverbs 21:23-24 Once the evil Haman was exposed, everything was brought to light. Esther introduced Mordecai to the king as her uncle and adopted father. Haman’ authority was given to Mordecai along with the king’s ring. Esther was given Haman’s property. Esther begged the king to reverse the order to kill the Jews. The king told Esther to write whatever edict she wanted to write to save the Jews and sign it with his ring. Mordecai had an edict composed giving the Jews authority to unite to defend their lives. They could kill the enemies and take their property instead. It was written in every language of the kingdom and sent to every town. The people of Susa celebrated the new decree for they loved their Jewish neighbors. The Jews everywhere were honored instead of looked down on. Many of the people of the land became Jews themselves for they feared what the Jews might do to them. In Susa, the Jews killed 500 of their enemies who wanted them dead. The ten sons of Haman were killed and impaled on the same pole Haman had been empaled on. Throughout the kingdom 75,000 of their enemies were killed but the Jews refused to take their plunder. This day became a national holiday known as Purim. It marked the time when the Jews gained relief from their enemies and their sorrow was turned to joy. Mordecai became the prime minister with authority next to that of King Xerxes himself. He was honored because of all the good he did for his people. As the Body of Christ, we all have different parts to play in God’s church. First, apostles, then prophets, teachers, workers of miracles, those with the gift of healing, those with the ministry of helps, leaders, and those who speak in tongues. We cannot be all of those parts but we do our job and everyone else does theirs, we all benefit from everyone’s obedience. Chapter 13 tells us how we operate in our gifts and our positions…we do it all in love. Lord help us to love especially when it is hard to do. Thank you for the gifts and parts you have given each of us. May we not be jealous of another’s gifts but be satisfied in how God has made us to function and may we do that to the best of our ability and with your grace.