October 4: Esther 1-2; Psalm 150; Luke 17

Scripture: Esther 2: 7 Mordecai had a cousin named Hadassah, whom he had brought up because she had neither father nor mother. This girl, who was also known as Esther, was lovely in form and features, and Mordecai had taken her as his own daughter when her father and mother died.

Observation: The providence of God in placing this young girl in the care of Mardecai is easily seen! Major disruptions in her life had found her without a father or mother. So the responsibility for her care was accepted by her cousin. The hand of God can be seen in all of it.

Application: Looking back it is easy to see the providential hand of God in moving my wife, Sharon, from the east to the west, from Delaware to California where her step mother, Mary, had a great influence in her early years. Like Mordecai, Mary raised Sharon as her “own” daughter. Mary and Mordecai are to be greatly honored for taking two young girls and raising them as their own daughters.

Prayer: Lord, bless the people who have opened their hearts and homes to the special assignment of caring for another’s child as their own. Give them extra strength, grace, and wisdom. Give them great joy as those children develop into men and women of God! Amen.

Pastor Leon
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