God's Unseen Hand In The Feast of Purim

 Good morning everyone,

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    I pray you are all doing well. I am doing well, I have been extremely busy with work and school work. This weekend, I have been trying to focus on resting and recharging my batteries. We can go and go and go until we absolutely have no more to go on. So, it is so important to take time to rest, your body and your mind needs to rest. This morning, I have been thinking about the holiday, Purim. Purim began yesterday evening and I remember always steering away from Purim because I thought it was like Halloween. Well, it is not Halloween, it's a beautiful story of God's unseen hand moving on behalf of His people. If you have never read the story of Esther, I encourage you to read it, it's one of my favorites in the Bible. Before we begin, I hope you have your favorite cup of coffee or tea with you. I am drinking a salted caramel latte that I made this morning, it's delicious! Let's begin!

  In this book of Esther, we never not one time see the name of God mentioned in this story (If you do not believe me, check it out for yourself). A young woman named Hadassah is taken to the king's palace after he ousted Vashti. She is groomed for one year to prepare for her one night with the king. She is chosen to become queen. Now Haman the Agagite is an old foe that is wiping out the Jews right and left. He ends up moving up in position from the captain of the guard to prince which is the right-hand man to the king. This is the point of the story of the story where she realizes that she can no longer be silent and her uncle Mordechai tells her, "Perhaps you were born for such a time as this." Esther 4:14 She calls for every Jew to fast and pray even herself. She decides to go before the king unsummoned and if she perishes, she perishes. She goes before the king and as she is walking towards him, he raises his royal scepter over her because to come before the king unsummoned, you were killed. A banquet is prepared for the king and Haman and this is where she reveals to the king her true identity. She reveals to him that her real name is Hadassah which is a Jewish name. He runs out and she is left alone with Haman. built Haman tries to kill her and the king comes and sees what he is doing. The king becomes angry and orders him to be hung on the gallows that he built for her uncle Mordechai. 

    In the end, the Jewish people were saved by the unseen hand of God. We see this over and over in scripture. Time and time again, the Lord has rescued His chosen people with His mighty hand. What happened on October 7th, the Lord has not forgotten and he will save His people again. He made a covenant with His people and He will keep His covenant and His promise. So, you may not see the Lord's hand right now, but it is there, we just cannot see it. He will act and judge according to what has been done. We are to continue to pray and believe for the salvation of the Jewish people and pray for peace in Jerusalem. So, with that being said, Happy Purim or Chag Purim Sameach! May the Lord bless you and keep you! Until next time, shalom!