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RIGHTEOUS AMONG THE NATIONS

G-et into God's Word

Esther 4:5-14

'Then Esther summoned Hathak, one of the king's eunuchs assigned to attend her, and ordered him to find out what was troubling Mordecai and why. So Hathak went out to Mordecai in the open square of the city in front of the king's gate. Mordecai told him everything that had happened to him, including the exact amount of money Haman had promised to pay into the royal treasury for the destruction of the Jews. He also gave him a copy of the text of the edict for their annihilation, which had been published in Susa, to show to Esther and explain it to her, and he told him to instruct her to go into the king's presence to beg for mercy and plead with him for her people. Hathak went back and reported to Esther what Mordecai had said. Then she instructed him to say to Mordecai, "All the king's officials and the people of the royal provinces know that for any man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned the king has but one law: that they be put to death unless the king extends the gold scepter to them and spares their lives. But thirty days have passed since I was called to go to the king." When Esther's words were reported to Mordecai, he sent back this answer: "Do not think that because you are in the king's house you alone of all the Jews will escape. For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father's family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?" ' 

R-eflect into God's Word

Is there something you want to speak out about?
A word that speaks out against injustices.
Have you felt guilt and uneasy for remaining silent?

That's what happened in Holocaust. Righteous Among The Nations garden is at the Holocaust Museum in Israel. This museum honors the men and women who risked their lives to save Jewish people during the Holocaust.

The bravery of many to act on behalf of the Jewish people reminds of Queen Esther. She may have thought she could escape King Xerxes' decree to annihilate the Jews around 475 BC because she had concealed her ethnicity. However, she was convinced to act - even under the threat of death - when her cousin begged her not to remain silent about her Jewish heritage because she had been placed in her position "for such a time like this" (v.14).

O-bey to transform

We may never be asked to make such a dramatic decision.
However, we will likely face the choice to speak out against injustice or remain silent; to provide assistance to someone in trouble or turn away.

W-restle in Prayer

If that's the case, don't hesitate to testify for the truth. Ask God for Courage that He might use you.

#SpeakUpForTruth

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(c) Odb,Vol.27,Pg.31,4th paragraph

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