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Speaker 1: I'm John Stanghi, and today we're in Esther chapter ten,
Speaker 1: and we'll be reading from the English Standard version. King
Speaker 1: Ahashu Harris imposed tax on the land and on the
Speaker 1: coastlands of the sea. And all the acts of his
Speaker 1: power and might, and the full account of the high
Speaker 1: honor of Mordecai to which the king advanced him, are
Speaker 1: they not written in the book of the Chronicles of
Speaker 1: the Kings of Media and Persia. For Mordecai the Jew
Speaker 1: was second in rank to King Ahashu Harris, and he
Speaker 1: was great among the Jews and popular with the multitude
Speaker 1: of his brothers, for he sought the welfare of his
Speaker 1: people and spoke peace to all his people. Let's pray. Lord,
Speaker 1: We thank you for your word, and we thank you
Speaker 1: for the privilege of being able to look at this
Speaker 1: brief portion of scripture. But Lord, as we're able to
Speaker 1: look at this, we realize that this illustrates how you
Speaker 1: oppose the proud, and you show your grace to the humble.
Speaker 1: We've watched in this book as you deposed Hayman and
Speaker 1: raised up Mordecai. And likewise, Lord, we experience a similar
Speaker 1: thing in our lives when we recognize our need for
Speaker 1: salvation through your son Jesus Christ. It's difficult for us,
Speaker 1: as proud people to admit a need. It's difficult for
Speaker 1: us to admit that we're sinners that need rescuing, or
Speaker 1: that we're sinners who need forgiveness. But Lord, as we
Speaker 1: come to you in humility and ask you to intervene
Speaker 1: in our lives, as we ask for and receive the
Speaker 1: gift of salvation through faith in your son Jesus Christ.
Speaker 1: It's granted to us freely, and you lift us up
Speaker 1: out of the pit of discipare and destruction that we
Speaker 1: were in, and you put us on sound footing in you. Lord,
Speaker 1: you're the rock of our salvation, and you're the one
Speaker 1: that our hope is in. And we're grateful, Lord for
Speaker 1: your love. We're grateful for your presence with us today,
Speaker 1: and we're grateful for your goodness that you show to
Speaker 1: us in countless ways. Lord, we commit this day to
Speaker 1: your care, and we thank you so much for your love.
Speaker 1: We pray this all in Jesus' name, Amen,