Remember We Are Delivered
The Story of Esther is a show stopper! There is a correlation with Christmas in Esther chapter 9 that I have never digested before. After Esther steps forward "for such a time as this" and the Jews are delivered check out what Uncle Mordecai did!
The Festival of Purim
Mordecai wrote down everything that had happened. Then he sent letters to the Jews everywhere in the provinces and told them:
Each year you must celebrate on both the fourteenth and the fifteenth of Adar, the days when we Jews defeated our enemies. Remember this month as a time when our sorrow was turned to joy, and celebration took the place of crying. Celebrate by having parties and by giving to the poor and by sharing gifts of food with each other. Esther 9:20-22
Isn't that a perfect checklist for how we are to celebrate.? We are to invite others into our celebration of Jesus' birth and read and remember what has been written down concerning the virgin birth. We take care of the needy and we share gifts of food with each other.
Luke tells how Jesus set the stage for remembrance as well
And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood... Luke 22:19-20
Today's song. Chris Tomlin His Name is Wonderful
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUhJNA0XGqc
It looks like in addition to what I posted yesterday, another devotional I had written popped up as well, so you may have gotten a double hitter yesterday. Want to be sure you didn't miss the one about the Max Lucado study. I still do not have very good command of this site, but as I say, "It's not of eternal value" how it looks, right?
