A WORD IN SEASON TO THE WEARY
December 5🌷🌷
“For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14).
Mordecai, Esther’s uncle refused to bow down to Haman: that is why he determined to destroy not only Mordecai but the whole Jewish nation (Esther 3:6). Haman is a type of Satan who is angry with the believers and persecutes those who refuse to bow down to him. Haman was full of wickedness and wanted to kill all the Jews. If his scheme had been successful all the Jews would have been killed in one day. To save His people the Jews, God raised Esther for that period. She never knew why she was brought to such a high position. When the enemy’s scheme was known, her uncle said the above words to her (Esther 4:14).
Mordecai speaks of believers who refuse to bow down to antichrist and the false prophet in the end days. In Revelation 13:15 we read that the enemy would raise up an image of the beast and persecute and kill those who refuse to bow down to it. The man child in Rev. 12:5 speaks of those believers who refuse to worship the image. They are the overcomers who will rule with a rod of iron in the millennium (Rev. 2:26,27). The woman in Rev.12:1 with a crown of twelve stars wearing the sun and the moon speaks of the Church. Among many names given to the Lord Jesus Christ, one is the Sun of righteousness (Mal. 4:2). The moon by itself has no light but the light of the sun falling on the moon reflects the light. The moon under the feet of the woman speaks of the prophets who receive the message of the Lord and give it to the Church. The twelve stars speak of the twelve apostles. The enemy is ready to devour the man child (Rev. 12:4). Thus we see that those who want to overcome have to go through all kinds of sufferings and persecutions. But in the end, they will be rewarded and will rule with the Lord Jesus Christ. There is going to be great persecution upon all the believers. These days are not far ahead. In Communist countries and even in Roman Catholic countries the enemy is using every possible means to weaken the faith of believers, to persecute them and to destroy them.
Esther did not know that the Jews were in great danger. We also do not know that many Christians are in danger. Because things are going on secretly, we do not know the danger coming upon all the believers of the world. When Esther realized the danger she prayed to God. Because of her intercession the Lord delivered all the Jews. On account of one person’s intercession, God gave great deliverance. Even though we are few in number through our prayers the Lord will deliver many believers from persecution and all trials.
