Scripture
he told them to celebrate these days with feasting and gladness and by giving gifts of food to each other and presents to the poor.
Observation
The Book of Esther does not mention God, but it is a testament to God's deliverance of a nation from treachery and imminent destruction.
Esther, who has risen to be the Queen of Persia, arranges a banquet for the King and his top advisers.
At this banquet she exposes the perfidy of Haman and he is executed.
Mordecai, a leader of the Jewish exile community, orders a feast to be established which is now called Purim.
Application
In a world where we daily see politicians and leaders strut the stage, it is hard to see past the manoeuvrings and machinations of human beings.
The Bible asserts that it is God who raises nations and it is God who pulls them down.
Men and women might think that they are powerful or influential, but the fate of nations, indeed the whole world, is in God's hands.
Prayer
Father help me to see the nightly news through your eyes. Help our national leaders submit themselves to your purposes and formulate all their plans and policies in submission to your will. Amen.
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