The Feast of Lots was instituted by Mordecai, at the suggestion of Esther, in memory of the extraordinary deliverance of the Jews of Persia from the murderous plot of Haman. Also called Purim, it is a celebration of God’s faithfulness, deliverance and protection. Although the Jews were sentenced to death by King Xerxes’ original decree, through Queen Esther’s courageous intervention and willingness to face death, the people’s lives were spared. Similarly, all of us who have sinned have been issued a decree of death, but through the intervention of Jesus Christ, the Messiah, the old decree has been satisfied and a new proclamation of eternal life has been established: Romans 6:23 New Living Translation (NLT) For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 07:59:34 +0000
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