'Chosen by the King'

It doesn't get any better than Haman being forced to walk Mordecai through the streets, proclaiming,   ‘Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor!’  Can you imagine the utter humiliation Haman walked in that day? That is our God. Pride goes before destruction, and He delights in lifting up His own children right in the face of evil. I have often wondered if the rise of Mordecai was really about Esther. If you asked me, I would have to say no. Mordecai is predestined and no less there for such a time as this than Esther was. With God's perfect timing, Mordecai, a man known but also hidden, I believe, as an intercessor, would rise in the most unusual way and in front of all the peoples. Those who loved the Jews and those who hated them watched as he cried out at the King's gate and all the way to his rise to second only to the King. Did Mordecai just happen to be there? No, again. One of my favorite scriptures is found in the book of Acts. Acts 17:26 NK...

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  My children, I, your Father, remind you this day that you are so much more than you could possibly comprehend or understand. Wake up, oh Sleeper. For you are more than your flesh. You are an eternal being in My likeness and image; I fashioned you as I wanted you, with destiny and purpose. Did I not tell you that you are first spirit?  1 Thessalonians 5:23 NKJV 23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify  you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Your surroundings and the enemy of your soul has made you forget who you really are. Stop. Stop now seeing yourself as simply a soulish being bound by flesh. For this is Satan's lie and the warfare that he uses against you, My children, but My Son has already taken every fault, failure, and sin upon Himself to save you from what I foretold long ago would work against you. Luke 22:3 NKJV 31 And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked fo...