The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Esther 4:10-14. “Then Esther spoke to Hathach and ordered him to reply to Mordecai:
11 ‘All the king’s servants and the people of the king’s provinces know that for any man or woman who comes to the king to the inner court who is not summoned, he has but one law, that he be put to death, unless the king holds out to him the golden scepter so that he may live. And I have not been summoned to come to the king for these thirty days.’
12 “They related Esther’s words to Mordecai.
13 Then Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, ‘Do not imagine that you in the king’s palace can escape any more than all the Jews.
14 ‘For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place and you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not attained royalty for such a time as this?’”

The Jewish people have always experienced opposition. Here, a gigantic plot in ancient Persia (Iran) was being organized against them. Esther was queen to King Ahasureus, and was herself Jewish. But that matter was unknown to the king.

Mordecai was a relative of Esther; and it was he who advised her of the plot against their people. The only hope for deliverence that Mordecai could see was for Esther to place the matter before the king. Yet, Esther would be risking her own life by approaching the king without his summons for an audience.

Mordecai’s conclusion was that were Esther to remain silent, the LORD would still protect His people; but “who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” (KJV).

Each of us who knows the LORD, knows that He has a purpose for us in this life.
What He calls upon us to do may indeed be risky. Still, obedience to Him is of far greater value than our own lives. God gave His Son, Jesus, as the Sacrifice for our sins. How could we not be willing to give our lives in service to Him? What might be the danger we face? Yet, what might be the LORD’s reprimand, were we to fail?

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make
your paths straight” (Prov. 3:5-6).

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America

“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom