Esther 6:1-9

Hey everyone! This passage of scripture was one that we read in our December Devotional and I loved it so much that I filmed a video on it and wanted to make a blog post about it too! LOL. I hope that you enjoy and are challenged/encouraged! Let's begin

Mordecai Honored :

That night the king could not sleep; so he ordered the book of the chronicles, the record of his reign, to be brought in and read to him. It was found recorded there that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s officers who guarded the doorway, who had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes. “What honor and recognition has Mordecai received for this?” the king asked. “Nothing has been done for him,” his attendants answered. The king said, “Who is in the court?” Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the palace to speak to the king about impaling Mordecai on the pole he had set up for him. His attendants answered, “Haman is standing in the court.” “Bring him in,” the king ordered. When Haman entered, the king asked him, “What should be done for the man the king delights to honor?” Now Haman thought to himself, “Who is there that the king would rather honor than me?” So he answered the king, “For the man the king delights to honor, have them bring a royal robe the king has worn and a horse the king has ridden, one with a royal crest placed on its head. Then let the robe and horse be entrusted to one of the king’s most noble princes. Let them robe the man the king delights to honor, and lead him on the horse through the city streets, proclaiming before him, ‘This is what is done for the man the king delights to honor!’ ”

First, notice how the King could not sleep. He asked his men to come read to him to help him fall asleep. What is so crazy about this is that, out of all of the books they could have chosen, out of all the pages they could have chosen to read, they read about the account of Mordecai saving the king's life. This is a GOD moment! Only God could do such a thing! This was not a coincidence, chance or luck, this was God allowing Mordecai's name to be read aloud to complete His plan!

Except from, "Enduring Word commentary: Esther 6: 1-9"

"Esther wasn't lucky to be queen; Mordecai wasn't lucky to have overheard the assassination plot; it wasn't luck or chance that made Haman enter the royal courts at this time with this heart. All of these events were orchestrated by God and not by luck."

The king is delighting to honor Mordecai because he has protected him and at this same moment, in the midst of the night, Haman has just entered the courts to talk about impaling Mordecai on the pole he has set us (verse 4). God has purposely planned out that they couldn't sleep, that the king would hear about Mordecai, that Haman would come into the courts at night... this is all planned by the POWER of God and that continues to amaze me today!

Excerpt from, "Enduring Word commentary: Esther 6: 1-9"

"God manages the affairs of men, even without their knowledge. God knows what He is doing and in the courts of Heaven, there are no coincidences or surprises."

In my life, I was encouraged today with this... What is God planning out for me? What has God already planned out for me that I need to trust Him with? He knows everything about us that has and will happened. He cares so much for us, why wouldn't we trust His plans for us?

I love each of you so much, thank you for reading along with me today. I pray over this blog that you are encouraged and challenged, but most importantly, if you have read this today and have never asked Jesus to be the Lord and Savior over your life, I pray that you would make that choice today! My email is always open and I would love to talk about that with you! Jesus love you!! <3 khigdon04@gmail.com