Life is full of challenges. There are many hindrances and bumps and difficulties along life's pathway. Some of these are self-imposed through careless lifestyle while others are satan-induced. When we find ourselves in such ugly situations of life, it sometimes appears as if we have been totally forgotten, and there seems to be no hope of escape. From the record of scriptures and the experiences of contemporary believers, we have often seen God, out loving father show up mightly on the behalf of his children.
Today I will be using Mordecai as a case study. He was a Jew and a slave in Shushan. God providentially rescued him and his fellow Jews from imminent extermination and promoted him to the position of authority in the foreign land. God has not changed. He is the same yesterday, today and forever (Mal.3:6; Heb.13:8). He will surely intervene in that issue of life if we can fully trust in him.
WHO WAS MORDECAI??
Mordecai was a Jew from the tribe of Benjamin. His father's name was Jair, the grandson of Kish. He was one of the captives of war from Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon. And he served as a slave and a gateman. He brought up Esther in the way of the Lord. He was the instrument by which God delivered the king from being killed and Israel from being exterminated.
WHAT DID MORDECAI DO FOR KING AHASUERUS?
in the account according to Esther 2:21-23, Mordecai overheard am assassination plot against king Ahasuerus by two of his door keepers. He quickly made it known through the Queen Esther. Thus the king's life was saved and was documented in the King's chronicles.
HOW DID THE KING CHANGE MORDECAI'S STATUS?
if we read Esther 6:1-11, we will see that due to God's intervention, Ahasuerus experienced a strange sleepless. This forced him to inquire into the kingdoms archives where he stumbled into Mordecai's benevolent act towards him and he rewarded him greatly.
MORDECAI'S DEEDS WERE RECORDED: WHAT DOES THIS TEACH ABOUT OUR WORKS, WORDS AND ACTIONS IN LIFE?
Mordecai's experience teaches us that our activities on earth whether good or bad, are being recorded. God is a good record keeper. A day a reckoning will surely come and every man shall be rewarded according to his works. God is a faithful rewarder of those who diligently seek him (Heb.11:6). It behoves of us therefore to be steadfast in him, unremovable and always abounding in the work of the Lord for as much as we know that our labour is not in vain in the Lord. (1 Cor.15:58)
SOME CHALLENGES IN OUR LIVES THAT DEMAND DIVINE INTERVENTION?
Life's challenges are many and varies. It is rare to see someone who will go through life without encountering any of them. Some of the issues of life for which we need to wait patiently for God to intervene are: sicknesses, delay in getting admission to study a course of one's choice, delay in getting a job, delay in getting children, lack of business breakthrough, delay in getting married, financial hardship e.t.c.
The child of God should be test assured that God is with him and that he will surely bring his heart desires to pass.
WHAT LESSON CAN WE LEARN FROM THIS STUDY?
Knowing that God is aware and interested in our difficult situations, the child of God should : not be unnecessarily anxious about the situation (Phil. 4:6) ; also one should trust in God for his intervention (Ps.37:3) ; like Job and others, we should continue to delight ourselves in the Lord; we also learn to be prayerful and wait patiently for God.; we should also learn to desist from self pity and self comparison and we need to cease from anger against oneself, others, and to God.
So my brethren, we should learn to believe in God that h will intervene in all our daily activities. But also we must be righteous.
THANKS STEEMIANS.
