THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN GOD AND SATAN.

THE ACCUSER OF THE BRETHREN.

Satan is permitted, though limited, to sift or test the Lord’s People.

In Rev 12:1.

Satan is standing before God as the ACCUSER of the BRETHREN!

Here are more scriptures concerning his power to test us as Christians.

Love you to read them!

Eph 6:6-18.

Luke 22:31,32.

1 Cor 5:5.

1Tim 1:20.

2Tim 2: 26.

Note who your real enemy is … Not people! though he uses some of them, but the…

POWERS of DARKNESS.

Jesus exposes Satan’s plan to Peter to sift him as wheat, but note that Jesus also said

“BUT I HAVE PRAYED FOR YOU THAT YOUR FAITH WILL NOT UTTERLY FAIL.”

He also intercedes for you! So the primary explanation of Job’s trial is that Satan was the instigator and the producer of Job’s suffering.

SATAN IS ACCOUNTABLE TO GOD.

He did not have free access to come and go into God’s presence at will. He was compelled to come when God commanded it so. Satan was subject to Divine Authority, however unwillingly.

The Sons of God “came to present themselves before God.”

It shows that the Dark Mind of Satan is an open book to God. God is all-knowing!

God asked Satan questions about his travels and Job His Servant.

Satan knew that nothing was hidden from God. Here we see that Satan challenges God.

He accuses God of having a hedge of protection around Job from the Lord.

He snarles,

“Take away your protection, then Job will deny you. Why? Because Job only trusts you, because you prosper him.”

Satan was attacking God’s faithfulness, His Integrity, His Goodness and Mercy. Also, he cursed Job’s Motivation for loving and compliance toward God.

It is good to know that, God also knows ‘all’ that is in his mind about you. Be also happy that He has a hedge of protection around you.

Satan cannot do anything to harm you unless God allows it. If He does allow an attack, it will eventually work for the ultimate good of yourself and bring glory to God.

Satan never wins! What is that hedge of protection? Or, who is the hedge? It is…

JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD.

So we must know that Satan is behind the evil curses on this earth. You can relax to learn that Satan is neither:

‘All Powerful’ or ‘Ever Present.’

He is not everywhere at the same time. He may move with lightning rapidly, but cannot be in two places at one time.

He is a ‘created Being’ and therefore a ‘local being,’

He is not the same as God though he would love that. Look what he said to Jesus in the Geat Tenptation in the wilderness.

“Bow down and worship me”

l love Jesus’ reply,

“Worship God and Him only.” Satan is not continually ‘on your back’. He cannot be in Australia and Africa simultaneously. Yes, he uses demons to carry out his will. They are so powerful that it feels like the Devil himself is personally attacking you.        But, you have the power to cast out demons from yourself and other people.

You do this in the name of Jesus, by His shed blood and through the power of His Word, also by your testimony of Christ-likeness.

I have seen many demonised people set free from the grip of satan. This comes from the power of the Holy Spirit and a repentant seeker.

We are told to resist him and he will flee!. First, we must Submit! Be subject to God, and surrender every part of your life to Him. Then …

“STAND FIRM AGAINST THE DEVIL. RESIST HIM AND HE WILL FLEE FROM YOU.”

James 4:7.

Satan can indeed take possession of the human mind, as he did that of Judas but only to those who give him an open door. Satan is ‘not’ God. He can only do what God allows. So now he cannot do anything without Divine permission.

AS YOU REMAIN IN CHRIST, GOD WILL AGAIN AND AGAIN DELIVER YOU FROM, AND OVERRULE THE ACCUSER’S DECISIONS.

Allow me to remind you of your position in Christ.

JESUS CONQUERED SIN, DEATH AND HELL. WHEN HE CRIED WITH THE VOICE OF AUTHORITY …

“IT

IS FINISHED!”

THE EVIL LION, SATAN BECAME A DEFEATED FOE.

THE VICTORY WAS AND IS WON! ONCE AND FOR ALL ETERNALLY.

HALLELUJAH! AMEN! THANK YOU PRECIOUS JESUS, YOU DID THIS FOR ME AND ALL WHO WILL BELIEVE AND PUT THEIR TRUST IN YOU.

THEN JESUS ROSE FROM THE DEAD AND BROUGHT RESURRECTION LIFE TO ALL WHO WOULD COME.

In Christ, you dear reader can have the protection that Job could not. You are in Him and He is in you. So the power and authority has been given to you to overcome his attacks upon you, your family and others.

You are more than a conqueror through Him who loves you so.

Now stand firm.

Be obedient.

Be prayerful.

Be filled with the Holy Spirit.

Read God’s Word daily.

Tell others about your new-found faith without reservation.

Then God’s protection is YOURS!

AMEN.

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VIEWING TRIALS THROUGH THE LIFE IF JOB.

This is a quote by Alfred Edeshein that will lead us into the study of the life of Job.

“We cannot understand the meaning of many trials, God does not explain them.”

“To explain a trial would be to destroy the object … which is that calling forth of simple faith and implicit obedience.”

Dear reader, ponder upon these thoughts as we look at the life of Job and as we face the ever-present problem.

“The Mystery of Suffering” but especially as it concerns the Godly.

The object of this book is to show that there is a benevolent Divine Purpose running through the sufferings of the godly and to realise that we don’t know all the facts.

If Job had known all that went on in Heaven before his trial and if he could have known the outcome of his ordeal as God foreknew it.

How differently would he have reacted to it all?

JOB DID NOT KNOW! Neither did his friends!

We also need to know and understand that for us in our continuous trials, there is a purpose for them in the counsels of Heaven and a foreknown outcome of blessing. If Job had known, there would be no place of faith; and the man would never come forth as …

‘Gold purefied in the 🔥 fire.’

God in His wisdom holds back some of the reasons for the moment, so your faith will develop ‘in’ the trial, and then in the future, a ‘fuller revelation’ will be revealed. As l said earlier. Job did not know and was not meant to know.

During your trial and heartache, there is a place where you can find peace and rest because you can know that beyond lies your reason, an ‘afterwards’ of…

GLORIOUS ENRICHMENT AND REVELATION.

Let’s learn at this earlier stage that Job’s trial was not a PUNISHMENT yet CORRECTIVE.

Not RETRIBUTIVE but loving DISCIPLINE.

Not a PENALTY but a MINISTRY.

If we knew why God allows this or that trial, it would cease to be a trial of either faith or obedience.

There are things you will experience but if you believe and wait for God to reveal His purposes there is Blessing through your Suffering.

Through bitter calamity comes blessed discovery Self is slain and God becomes your..

DEAR FATHER AND YOUR VERY BEST FRIEND!

This is the time when many people give up on God and blame Him for the adversity that is upon them.

This verse in Hebrews 12:11 has a fuller meaning for you if you will receive it.

“NO CHASTENING FOR THE PRESENT SEEMS JOYOUS, NEVERTHELESS. AFTERWARDS, IT PRODUCES THE PEACEFUL FRUIT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, UNTO THEM WHO ARE WILLING TO BE TAUGHT BY THEM.”

Beyond your suffering is a HIGHER PURPOSE of God. And beyond it, there is an:

‘AFTERWARDS OF GLORIOUS ENRICHMENT’

Doesn’t that fill your heart with blessing? This makes a big difference for me as I endure Fibromyalgia pain all the time. I believe in the sure promises of God for total healing without a shadow of a doubt.

The big question that true believers who have prayed in every way possible and yet still suffering their illness is…

Why do the good die young?

Why do the righteous suffer?

Why did God take my husband or wife or child and leave me alone?

Why Cancer?

Why this abuse?

Why, why, why??

Beloved there are answers to these questions. Let’s find them as we spend the next weeks looking at the life of Job.

Hang in there my friend, don’t turn your back on God.

I am sure He has an answer just for you. You will find peace, joy, and hope when you fully trust in Him.

Why?

Because He loves you dearly.

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ESTHER APPEALS TO THE KING.                                                                               Now the Queen had asked the Jews to fast and pray for her, as she, unsummoned, would present herself before the king. Fasting is a symbolic form of prayer in the Old Testament. 

She was throwing herself at the mercy of the King in this matter. On the third day, Esther slowly, cautiously, gracefully once more entered the inner court of the Palace.

Then she paused and stopped at the gate opposite the king’s throne room, then waited for the king to notice her.

The King sat at his throne, gazing down the pillared Vista deep in thought. Then with surprise and somewhat delight, the graceful figure of his beautiful young wife meets his gaze once more.

He immediately extended his golden scepter (a symbol of authority) toward her. 

“What is it, my precious Queen, why have you come before me?”

He could sense a need in her lovely eyes. Kindly, he said. “I will give you half of the Kingdom.”  

She had obtained his favour and generosity. She breathed a silent sigh of relief and began to relax. 

Her final plea was to request that the King reverse Haman’s edict to slaughter her beloved people, the Jews.

The King immediately took action. The edict was cancelled and reversed. Mordecai took Haman’s place and Mordecai now wore Haman’s ring of authority and the King put all the responsibility into his hands.

Are you afraid to come before the King of Kings and make your requests known?

Here is some excellent news! We have a great High Priest who has ascended and passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God. He is our golden sceptre of favour and approval.

He understands your weaknesses, infirmities and temptations. So you can come ‘Boldly’ into the throne of His Grace and receive mercy for your failures and find… Grace to help in times of need.

Read Hebrews,     chapter4:16-18.

Jesus has paid the price for all your sin, guilt, and shame with His Precious Blood, and the way is now ‘open’ for your Salvation and entrance into the VERY PRESENCE OF GOD.

You are so blessed to have such excellent access to the Creator of everything that exists. 

The first thing you must do to receive His loving favour is to come humbly before Him and admit you are a sinner and repent of that sin. No one is turned away.

He loves you dearly and has been waiting for you to come in the name of Jesus. He will forgive, cleanse, come into your life and save your soul.

Then He will begin to live His life in and through you. Ask the Holy Spirit to fill you to empower you to do His will. He will do it.

Prayer: ” Lord God,  I come to you in the Name of your dear Son Jesus Christ. I am a sinner and I cannot save myself.  Thank you that you shed your blood to cleanse me from all my sin.  I ask You to forgive me and save me from Hell.                                 Please fill me with your Holy Spirit to empower me to live a life pleasing to You.” Amen.

Now back to the wonderful outcome of our story of courageous Esther.

King Ahasuerus reversed the decree against the Jews. It is wonderful how God can change the heart of a wicked King and the Persian fixed law to protect His people.

“The King’s heart is in the hand of the Lord. Just as He can change the courses of the rivers of water. He changes the heart of a King, however He pleases.’

Proverbs 21:1.

You see God is the Supreme ruler of mankind and He can do whatever he pleases.  Why?                                     

Because He is SOVEREIGN!

The King’s next decree, now dictated by Mordecai would reach all provinces and was written in every language of the people of the empire including the Jews. It was sealed with the king’s signet ring.

Now the Jews, God-chosen people could defend themselves. So on the 7th of March, (my birthday!) the Jews overpowered their enemies and declared a public holiday when they would celebrate with joy and gladness by giving gifts of food to each other and presents to the poor.

They loved to celebrate by music and dancing.

The Festival of Purim.

Was a set time to commemorate the time when the Jews gained relief from their enemies, when their sorrow was turned into gladness and their mourning into joy!

Amen.

PURE JOY FROM THE LORD.

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At the first banquet nothing untoward happened.  They enjoyed one another’s company and the King looked quizzically at his beautiful wife waiting for her to share her secret request.

Nothing was said, except that they were invited tomorrow for another feast at her favour.

Haman was so confident in himself that he would carry out the King’s edict, he went home and built Gallows upon which he would hang Mordecai and boasted to his family how honoured and favoured he had become.

HER REQUEST.

At the second banquet, the king turned toward Esther, took her gently by the hand, looked into her eyes, and asked her, “What is your request, my love, my precious Queen?”

He was amazed to learn that it was a plea for her life to spare her from impending danger and death and also a request for the lives of her people.

Then tears flowed from her eyes, and she began to shake.  “We are to be sold, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish!” The astonished king 👑 glanced at his lovely wife, who now is deeply wrought with emotion, and angrily spoke,

“Who is this man, and who is he that has presumed to do so?”

What made Esther so courageous, especially when there is no mention of God in this book.? From where did she find the strength to be willing to die to save her beloved people? From where did she have the audacity to face wicked Haman?

It is not from where, but from whom! She was a devout Jew and her upbringing with Mordecai would have given her a strong faith in Jehovah God. She would have been very familiar with the Torah where she would know that the faith of Patriarchs before her had brought great victories for her people, the Jews. There was Father Abraham, and his sons Isaac and Jacob. Then courageous Moses brought Israel out of Egypt. God was leading and guiding them to obey Him no matter the cost.

Remember the promise that God gave to Joshua.

“BE STRONG AND COURAGEOUS! DO NOT BE AFRAID OR DISCOURAGED. FOR THE LORD YOUR GOD IS WITH YOU WHEREVER YOU GO.”

Joshua 1:9.

I can imagine that Esther like Joseph said to herself as she slowly walked down the Palace corridors.

“The LORD IS WITH ME. The LORD IS WITH ME ,WITH ME …”The Lord is with me… “

All of us face very difficult times in our lives and we cannot do a thing without the presence of God and our complete reliance upon him for every trial and suffering.

Christian!! Your time is coming and now is near when you will have to stand alone for Christ. We will face persecution, rejection, from friends and family.

IT COSTS TO BE A REAL CHRISTIAN. IT MAY COST YOU YOUR LIFE!!

Don’t be afraid. He is with you even unto death!

Esther raised her eyes and steadfastly looked at Haman, not changing her gaze from the right hand to the left. She pointed right at him

“THIS IS THE MAN (Haman recoiled). HE IS OUR ADVERSARY AND ENEMY, THIS WICKED HAMAN!”

The shocked king, so distraught, agitatedly strode into the garden outside, mumbling to himself …”My wife? “Her people! Oh, my gods!”

Haman, in a frenzy of cowardly terror over, stepped the boundary of Persian etiquette and fell upon Esther’s couch, pleading with her to spare his life.

The re-entering King was surprised to find him in such a position and immediately saw it as an immoral action.

He hastened to call his attendants to remove Haman from the room and cover his face. The Persian custom is that a person is no longer fit to ‘see the light.’

Haman never saw the light of day again. He was sent to his doom and hung mercilessly on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai!  Fifty cubits are about 75 feet high. The Hebrew word for gallows means a ‘tree.’ This tree was on the grounds of his house.

The King’s soldiers hung him before the gaze of his family, and; soon, his ten sons would follow!

This outcome reminds us of, a warning in the book of Numbers.

“BE SURE YOUR SIN WILL FIND YOU OUT. “ 

Numbers 32:23.

No one can sin and get away with it!

THERE IS A WONDERFUL REMEDY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SINNED AND COME SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD!

Jesus Christ, the sinless Son Of God, paid the price for all your sins by shedding His Blood upon the cross of Calvary, then He rose again on the third day.

You must admit you are a sinner and invite Him to save you. Ask Jesus to save you right now!  

Pray. “Lord Jesus, I am a sinner, and I believe you died for me and rose again. Please forgive me and Save my soul. Then fill me with your Holy Spirit to empower me to live my life for you.”

NOW YOU HAVE BEEN BORN AGAIN.!

If you sin again, confess it immediately, then: 

“The BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST, GOD’S SON, WILL CLEANSE YOU FROM ALL SIN.”

1John 1:9.

Congratulations!

May the Lod bless you and keep you in His loving care.

Amen.                  

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MORDECAI heard about Haman’s plot against his Race. He tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, left the city, and ‘wailed’ in a bitter cry!

The Queen found out that there was a great mourning among the Jews, weeping and wailing. Many were lying in sackcloth and ashes.

Esther sent clothes for Mordecai, but he would not receive them. Please read Chapter 4. of Esther.

Esther called a nationwide fast for three days and three nights so she could plead before the king and expose wicked Haman’s plot.

Fasting and praying was a form of prayer where people would deny themselves food and Water to draw closer to God together to find His Will in a matter of great importance. This form of prayer was practised in the Old and new Testaments at any time as agreed by the people. A STUNNING  RESULT WOULD be the outcome

Christians who are dedicated should practice doing this themselves.

It is denying oneself from anything that would take the place of God.

Fasting is not used to get something from God, but we fast to make ourselves ready to hear from God.

To know His will on a matter or draw closer to Him to know his mind.

The law excluded her, from coming unauthorized before the King, but she had to be willing to intrude into the king’s court at the risk of death. She, with great courage, said, 

“IF I PERISH,              I PERISH!”

ESTHER APPEALS TO THE KING.

Now Esther on the third day of the allocated fast, decided this was now the time to present herself before the King.

Esther was ready to throw herself. unsummoned at the mercy of the King regarding this matter.

After much preparation spiritually, mentally, and physically as a royal woman would adorn herself so beautifully. She was ready to walk the palace corridors and enter the inner court.  

Can you ever imagine the tenseness of that moment as she began to walk slowly and carefully, trying to keep her balance? I can feel her hands trembling!

                                           She cautiously, and graciously moved until she entered the inner court of the Palace. Her heart beat wildly; her hands trembled uncontrollably. She felt weak and dizzy from not eating or drinking fluids for the last three days.

Then she paused, looking stunning, and paused again at the gate opposite the King’s Throne room, waiting patiently for the King to notice her.

Now King Ahasuerus sat on his throne and gazed down the pillared vista deep in thought. Surprised, he looked up and saw the graceful, beautiful figure of his young wife meeting his gaze.

Immediately he extended his golden scepter (a symbol of authority) toward her.

He kindly spoke, “What is the trouble, my precious Queen? Why have you come before me?” He could read a sense of need in her moist, beautiful large brown eyes. Then he spoke again. “My treasure, I will give you half of my kingdom.”

Esther had gained the King’s favour and generosity. She breathed a sigh of relief and began to relax. Then she invited him and Haman to join her for a banquet the following day.

Haman was beside himself with extatic pride that Esther had invited him on hid own to join them

Note the change in the King’s character. No more is he aggressive and evil. This reminds me of the Verse I read in Proverbs just this morning.

Proverbs 20:28.            UNFAILING LOVE AND FAITHFULNESS  PROTECTS THE KING; HIS THRONE IS ESTABLISHED BY LOVE. ❤️ 

Dear friend, allow me to ask you. Are you afraid to come before the King of Kings? The King of all creation, the Lord our God? Do you feel ashamed of your past failure, mistakes, and willful sin?

I have excellent news for you. The path to God’s glorious throne is wide open for you to enter His presence. Hallelujah!

You have a great High Priest who died, was resurrected from the dead, and then ascended and passed through the Heavens.

JESUS CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD.

He understands your weakness, infirmities, and failures. He paid the price for your sin so you can boldly come before God’s throne in any circumstance, in any time of need.

At the throne of God, you will find Mercy and Grace because you are His treasure, and He loves you dearly.

I would love you to read Hebrews chapter 4:16-18.

Yes, dear reader, the way is open through the shed blood of Jesus. All you need to do is come, repent of your sins, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead. Ask him verbally to forgive and save you. As He promises,

“WHOEVER COMES TO ME, I WILL NEVER CAST YOU OUT. ”       

ALL BECAUSE HE DEARLY LOVES YOU.

Once you have prayed to Him, He saves, cleanses, delivers, and heals you.

Why don’t you Pray right now…. “

Lord Jesus I believe you died for me.  And rose again on the third day.  Come into my life and make me whole Spirit Soul and Body. I exchange my life for your life. Please fill me with the Holy Spirit to empower me to live in obedience to you.”  Amen.

      YOU ARE NOW ROYALTY! A CHILD OF THE KING OF KINGS.

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HER BACKGROUND.

Esther was a Jewish orphan girl. She was the daughter of the deceased Abihail, the cousin of Mordecai the Jew. He was also carried away from Jerusalem with the captives when Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachinn, the king, into Babylon. 

She was stunningly beautiful, and her beauty surpassed other adorable women. She possessed inner loveliness also.

See 2 Kings Chapter 24:6.

Mordecai took her into his family as his daughter.                       

The book of Esther Chapter. 2:7,9,15.

Esther’s Hebrew name  was HADASSAH, which means. “Myrtle” while the Persian name was Esther which means a “Star.”

Upon reading this, the realization of your beauty will encourage you the next time you look into that horrid mirror and instead of negative effects, you will see the true beauty that was there all the time. 

YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL IN HIS EYES” 

Most of us can’t see any beauty in our reflections in a mirror.                         We notice all our flaws and imperfections. Why?  Because we see ourselves through the criticisms of other people.                            We compare ourselves with the perfection of fake images of the females we view in the media.

You see, ‘Beautiful One:’  God created you in His Perfect Image. You are His ‘Masterpiece’! He desires you.

Please. do not hide yourself from your spouse. It is a cruel form of rejection.  They do not see you as you see yourself. Come out of the closet and be confident that the:

LORD BELIEVES THAT YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL.

He should know!!

IN ALL OF MY 80 YEARS OF LIFE. I HAVE NEVER MET ANYONE WHO IS SATISFIED WITH THEMSELVES OUTSIDE OF KNOWING JESUS. EVEN THEN, MANY CHRISTIANS WANT TO CHANGE WHO THEY ARE OR HOW THEY LOOK.

Tell ‘me’ about it!

SATAN HAS BLINDED THEIR EYES TO THE WORD OF THE LORD. 

“YOU ARE ACCEPTED IN THE BELOVED”    

Ephesians 1:6.

Do the best you can to look attractive, then take your eyes off yourself, concentrate on Him and worship Him.

There is an inner beauty within your soul that comes from your relationship with Christ.

Culivate that Christlike radiance. Then work on your appearance.       Esther accomplished this in her being ready to meet the King.

Inwardly she was a sweet, submissive, loving, humble and God-fearing Woman of God.

A woman of courage and dignity.

Most of all … we should beautify ourselves not for the acceptance of men or other women. We don’t wear a mask to cover up our flaws, we use make-up to enhance what is already ours.

We don’t have to wear the latest in fashion to be noticed by the world. Dress in your personal taste that is uniquely you!

Don’t make comparisons,  Paul says that is unwise.

WE BEAUTIFY    OURSELVES FOR THE KING OF     KINGS!             

Please allow me to say this. Men, your wife, and your daughters always need you to confirm their appearance with meaningful compliments every day.  For women, the reverse is significant too.

I promise that yourconfidence will explode! When you concentrate on what the Lord thinks of you. When he/she compliments you, please do not throw it back in their face.  Graciously accept compliments and return them with a warm thank you.

At the end of your life or when the Rapture happens: This prophesy will be fulfilled in its entirety.

You will be presented as,

“CHRIST’S GLORIOUS BRIDE, NOT HAVING SPOT, WRINKLE, OR ANY SUCH THING.”

Eph 5:27.

You will be presented-

• “FAULTLESS BEFORE HIS PRESENCE IN GLORY WITH EXEEDING JOY.”

The Story so far… After the dethronement of VASHTI, a few years passed, and AHASUERUS began to regret his decision concerning her.

The kings servants who ministered unto him suggested that all the beautiful young virgins of his kingdom be brought into the custody of Hegai, who was in-charge of the Harem for purification which was, twelve months of beauty treatments! Nice!!

This treatment included six months of Olive oil mixed with Myrre to exfoliate the skin removing sun and wind damage. For the following six months, they used various ornamental cosmetics and beauty preparations. The goal was perfection. All this purification was successful in the life of the already beautiful Esther.

The maiden who pleased the King made it into the King’s Harem for the next stage of beautification. Then the maiden was brought forth before him and if she pleased him she was invited to spend time with him alone.

                          The King was enamoured when he laid eyes upon beautiful Esther.

She had the whole package!!

Then the King chose her to become Queen instead of VASHTI.

This suggestion pleased the King.

Read Chapter two for more detail. Esther was chosen, and the king loved Esther more than all the other women.

She obtained Grace and favour in his sight.   

Read verse 17.

Esther as a protection measure, was instructed not to make her Parentage known, as it was against Persian law for her to reveal herself as a Jew, so she kept her nationality a secret.

Chapter 2:10.

Hey ladies, it’s ok with God that you pamper yourself with beauty preparations and be the best “You” you can afford.

Do not forget to work hard on your inner beauty. Learn about the fruit of the Holy Spirit.                            LOVE, JOY, PEACE,  PATIENCE, HUMILITY, AND GRACE. ETC. 

God bless you, beautiful people with His Grace and Mercy.

Be gorgeous for your husband and delight his eyes. Feel good about yourself, no matter what shape or age you are. God makes no mistakes. He wonderfully created you.   Furthermore, this is the way to attract a single man. Don’t overdo it; enhance your natural attractiveness.

Old Age does not cancel any effort to look attractive. You can look like a frump at any age.

So, without a doubt,  look gorgeous!

The Lord bless you and keep you.

He makes no mistakes!

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AHASUERUS AND VASHTI.

Who was this Persian King that ruled over one hundred and twenty Provinces stretching from India and Ethiopia?

Studies have shown him to be XERXES. He was a ruthless man, cruel and most immoral. He possessed a furious temper. He punished and slew many people though innocent of any crime.

It helps us to understand his treatment of gorgeous VASHTI. Her name means,

“BEAUTIFUL WOMAN,” who defied his drunken whim.

He commanded her to expose herself in front of his intoxicated guests. She refused, and at the advice of his High Council, they dethroned her.

This refusal of Vashti was a breach of Persian etiquette. But the King, in a cruel outrage, disgraced her, the one whom he should have protected above all others.

‘His wife.’

The queen’s refusal was courageous and fully justified.

Though we can understand that her rebuff in public to one who was an absolute Monarch and vain glorious to the extreme must have felt humiliated and exasperated as was richly deserved.

Read more of this account in,

Chapter 1:1-22.

Sometimes you have to stand alone for what you believe and suffer the consequences.

What happened to this dear Queen, we do not know. When we stand alone for what is right, the Lord will bless the outcome.

Vashti, though judged and condemned, denounced and utterly rejected, she would live the rest of her life with a clear conscience.

I am sure the Lord would have given her a rich, satisfying life. Dear friend,

DO RIGHT TILL THE STARS FALL. DO RIGHT TO THE LAST CALL. DO RIGHT WHEN NO ONE WILL STAND BY YOU. JUST DO RIGHT!!

You are ‘never’ alone. The Lord is with you, and He will vindicate you.

God may have a different direction for you, better than the previous one. God is no man’s debtor, and He always has something or someone better ahead for you.

YOU ALWAYS WIN IN THE END… THE BIBLE SAYS SO!

“WE ARE MORE THAN A CONQUERORS. THROUGH HIM WHO WHO LOVED US SO. THE CHRIST WHO DWELLS WITHIN US, IS THE GREATEST POWER WE KNOW. HE WILL FIGHT BESIDE YOU, THOUGH THE ENEMY BE GREAT.”

“WHO CAN STAND AGAINST US, HES THE CAPTAIN OF OUR FATE.”

THEN WE WILL CONQUER NEVER FEAR, SO LET THE BATTLE RAGE. HE HAS PROMISED TO BE NEAR, UNTIL THE END OF THE AGE.

“WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS; THE CHRIST WHO DWELLS WITH US IS THE GREATEST POWER WE KNOW!!” (A song that I love to sing).

IT REALLY WORKS!

Amen.

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THE BOOK.

Covering this book may take some time as there are crucial Characters mentioned here. Each person has something to teach us

Before we look at the main characters in this true story, we note that God is not mentioned in this book. But you will see He is in the shadows watching over His own.

One Commentator has recommended that we should read the whole book twice! Will you?

The story is a crisis, a drama. It’s not fiction but fact. The author set it on the stage of natural history, and it centers around real people.

We will look at five figures;

AHASUERUS, The Persian Monarch;

VASHTI, The deposed Queen;

WICKED HAMAN, The Jew hater;

MORDECAI, The Jewish leader;

ESTHER, Who became the Queen.

The events occur in Susa, the principal Persian capital, and cover twelve years.

THE PURPOSE OF THE BOOK is to demonstrate the PROVIDENTIAL CARE of God over His People.

There are no supernatural miracles as we see in other books.

We see:

PROVIDENTIAL OVERRULING, as distinct from SUPERNATURAL INTERVENTION.

PROVIDENCE comes from the Latin word.

‘PROVISO’ PRO… meaning ‘BEFORE’

And ‘VIDIESO’ is interpreted as. ‘I SEE.’

SO PROVIDENCE means… ‘FORESIGHT.’

God is the only one with foresight, so He has Foreknowledge, and He uses His Power over all the Works of His Hands.

I am not going to answer the critics about the non-mention of God. It is established in history that God is involved in the outworking of all circumstances and all people involved in preserving the Jewish Nation.

Through this drama, l hope you catch the realization that for you, Roms 28:8 is a great Scripture to learn and study to give you the confidence that, through the bad times, though brutal and unrelenting circumstances, what Paul said is actual.

”FOR WE KNOW THAT ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD TO THOSE WHO ARE THE CALLED, ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE.” Romans 8:28.

WHY?

“THAT WE WOULD, THROUGH TOUGH TIMES,  BE CONFORMED  TO THE IMAGE OF JESUS CHRIST.”  verse 29.

God’s purpose for allowing all kinds of trials and temptations is to:

MAKE YOU LIKE JESUS!

Satan may use them for evil, but when you are yielded and surrendered. God turns it for good and brings glory to Himself, where it belongs.

We must trust God in the dark. We must trust God when we lose control.

We must trust God when we do not understand why. Trust Him under Persecution. Poverty. Disappointment. Guilt and Shame. Sickness, sorrow, and Pain.

Becoming a Christian does not exempt you from suffering.

With Christ in your life and its complications, you are never alone. He is ‘always‘ with you and will ‘never abandon you.

He still cures your sickness and wipes away your tears of grief and sorrow.

“After you have suffered a while, He will strengthen, help and settle you.”

Praise His Glorious Name!

Without you even knowing it, He molds you into a perfect vessel of honour.

You come out with more strength, faith and patience, love, and forgiveness. You have been changed into His likeness and image.

PRAISE GOD!

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A GEM OF A BOOK.

Nehemiah is a gem of a book in the spiritual sense, teaching us how, under Nehemiah’s leadership, the walls of Jerusalem were rebuilt by those who had returned to rebuild Jerusalem.

Also, he instructed the people once more in the Law given to Israel by Moses. Ezra, as we learned in our previous study, drastically corrected the people from their intermarriage practices and pending idolatry due to the influence of those heathen people who worshipped another god rather than the Lord God of Israel.

And now, when Nehemiah came to Jerusalem, another twelve years after Ezra, circumstances were far from reassuring. The walls and gates of Jerusalem were in ruins, and the people were in great trouble and distress.

The poorer people were mortgaging some of their families to better-off Jews (verses 3-5.) There was also a laxity toward Sabbath keeping and other covenant obligations.

ESRA WAS A BOOK OF RESTORATION. NEHEMIAH A BOOK OF RECONSTRUCTION.

THE NEXT BOOK OF ESTHER IS A BOOK OF PRESERVATION.

As we watch this strong, earnest, godly hero, Nehemiah, in the first part of the book, he rebuilds the walls and the gates against the opposition of his adversaries.

Then, in the book’s second part, he resists the compromise and laxity of the Jews and conspires with great enthusiasm.

There is a tremendous spiritual message for us as Christians if we take heed.

THERE IS NO WINNING WITHOUT WORKING AND SPIRITUAL WARFARE.

WITHOUT SPIRITUAL OPPOSITION. THERE IS NO OPEN DOOR.

THERE IS NO OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE LORD. WITHOUT MANY ADVERSARIES TO OBSTRUCT OUR ENTERING IT.

Please read:

1 Corinthians 16:9.

Here, Paul mentions the many adversaries against the Gospel.

When God commands you to share the gospel of Salvation with a problematic person, the warfare begins in your mind; you find every reason possible why you cannot do it.

Tear down those walls of resistance with the blood of Jesus and do as He commands.

If you ‘do not’ share the gospel and warn the wicked of death and hell, their blood is on your head. 

Nehemiah stands out conspicuously as a man of action, a man of faith, a man of courage, and a man of action.

Pray, “Lord, make me intensely spiritual but keep me perfectly natural and thoroughly practical.”

The trials and tribulations you endure, God will use to bring out the best in you. The things you felt were breaking you were making you. We only discover this when we look back.

I encourage you to read the whole book of Nehemiah in one sitting. It is full of beautiful outcomes when God leads us.

He was a Cupbearer, a Wall Builder, and became a Governor.

He sought the Lord through prayer and fasting.

We don’t fast and pray to obtain something from Him but to become ‘more like Him.’ (The Image of His Son.)

Plain Speaking…

Nehemiah’s enemies were Sanballat and Tobiah. He was scorned, despised, hated, and threatened.

He just kept on praying and kept on building! “Hear our God,” he prays; “For we are despised.”

“So we built the wall … for the people had a mind to work.”

The best way to meet scorn is not by counter-scorn.

Their hatred began to make them look smaller and smaller and more stupid as the walls of Jerusalem grew higher and higher.

The best way you can overcome the Worlds scorn is to pray for the filling of the Holy Spirit and His anointing to empower you to keep on striving to win souls for Christ!

As Governor Nehemiah’s downrightness and forthrightness stand out in this role of governing Israel. We may disagree with his methods of handling difficult people and situations. His motives were clear as noon and sound as a bell.

Look at his outstanding qualities here-

Clear thinking,

A firm dealing with Israel in a God-honouring way.

There are many lessons for us to learn from his impeccable life.

1. God is Sovereign over all difficulties.

2. God’s presence in every place.

3. God hears and answers each sudden call.

Dear Christian, the Lord is with you every place you go. He hears every SOS of your soul, every cry for strength, every prayer for guidance, and every secret known only by you.

Every day keep in touch with Him again and again. He will keep your heart steady, and you will experience the mind of Christ. Then you can do what He has called you to with peace, confidence, and joy.

It will bring a thousand streams of blessings into your life from the hills of God.

I love Nehemiah’s answer to those of his enemies who tried in devious ways to obstruct the rebuilding of the walls.

“I CANNOT COME DOWN; I AM DOING A GREAT WORK FOR THE LORD!!”

Allow this to echo in your heart as you face your opposing enemies.

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Amen.