Day 121 – Our best preparation for our future endeavors comes from the trials of the past.
Today’s Reading: Esther 1 – 5
Esther 2:5-7 “Now there was a Jew in Susa the citadel whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjaminite, who had been carried away from Jerusalem among the captives carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away. He was bringing up Hadassah, that is Esther, the daughter of his uncle, for she had neither father nor mother. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was lovely to look at, and when her father and her mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.”
There is so much to unpack in the story of Esther, but 2 of the main points you see is that all of God’s plans work together and our past truly prepares us for our future.
Hadassah, better know as Esther experienced the trial of abandonment at an early age. This can cause difficulty in building relationships because you are always cautious that they will leave. Esther’s closest of kin was her cousin Mordecai and he took her in as his very own. She was obedient and trusted Mordecai fully. However, just as they were getting their family going King Ahasueris decided to make a decree that all young virgins must come to the palace to be his concubines and possibly one would become his queen.
Esther would once again be ripped away from her family, her known world, to go into the unknown. But with each huge trial Esther faced her faith grew stronger, strength grew in her foundation, and her foundation was defined her character. The changes and trials of her life taught her how to deal with new people and show respect to the authority that she found herself under. Esther won the favor in the eyes of all who beheld her, including the king. Each trial prepared her for the biggest trial she had yet to come across, and these trials grew her faith in the one that would never leave her or forsake her, God.
My husband truly believes that I deal with trials so much better than the average person because like Esther I’ve been through my fair share. My past has strengthened me for my future, and I walk through life with the confidence that this world is but a blip in time, a short period in the midst of eternity. But in all this it is God who works all things out for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. So, we will hold onto this hope, that though we do have trials and tribulations, we will persevere because God has already Won the War of our future.
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