Christian Devotional – November 15, 2020

Pageant Queen with a Purpose, #26

Continued blessing. Because of all that has happened, there are continuing blessings for Mordecai. Read Esther 9:1-10.

On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the edict commanded by the king was to be carried out. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but now the tables were turned and the Jews got the upper hand over those who hated them. The Jews assembled in their cities in all the provinces of King Xerxes to attack those determined to destroy them. No one could stand against them, because the people of all the other nationalities were afraid of them. And all the nobles of the provinces, the satraps, the governors and the king’s administrators helped the Jews, because fear of Mordecai had seized them. Mordecai was prominent in the palace; his reputation spread throughout the provinces, and he became more and more powerful. The Jews struck down all their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying them, and they did what they pleased to those who hated them. In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men. They also killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha, Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha, Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai and Vaizatha, the ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews. But they did not lay their hands on the plunder.
Esther 9:1‭-‬10 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/est.9.1-10.NIV

The day came. The enemies of the Jews attacked, but the Jews fought back and were able to overpower them. God protects his people and he stands with those who stand for Him.

Does that describe us? Do we stand up for God and fight for him, or are we fighting against him?