My current Old Testament progress:
Job, Chapter 1
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I had a hard time getting through Chronicles, but I loved Nehemiah and Esther, and I'm looking forward to Job. I love the stories in the Old Testament. Some of the chapters and books are difficult for me to get through, but then you get a story like Esther's, and it makes it all worthwhile.
It makes me wonder what authority Mordecai had. It appears he was, at the very least, a seer, or even a prophet. In any case, he was definitely in tune with the will of God. I love his response to Esther, "Who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?"
Do we ever ask ourselves that? Who knoweth whether we art come to our present place in this world for such a time as this--to lift a broken heart, to offer words of encouragement, to anonymously slip a neighbor a bit of money. Are we filling our current roles? Are we allowing God to act through us?
It's something to think about...
