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KEPT BY HIM WHO NEVER SLEEPS
LORD’S DAY, NOVEMBER 27
Esther 6:1-6
Psalm 121:3-4
"… he that keepeth thee
will not slumber."
KEPT BY HIM WHO NEVER SLEEPS
This was an extremely eventful dusk till dawn. The sleepless and restless king seeking sleep became more awake listening to his national archives read to him. Perhaps he was too curious and anxious to find out what Esther would be requesting of him and so wanted to be up to date with his kingdom. In the meantime, Haman was making plans to get rid of Mordecai once and for all and to do it in the most ostentatious way possible. The king and his prime minister were both awake through the night and could not wait to act on their plans.
All these were happening while Mordecai was asleep. But two most powerful men were awake because of him. Haman probably supervised the building of the gallows himself and was in the king’s outer court in the wee hours of the morning. And the king was trying to figure out how to repay Mordecai. One was plotting to kill Mordecai while the other was wondering how best to honour Mordecai. God permitted the murderous chamberlains to plot against the king’s life earlier on for a reason: to use it to rescue Mordecai. No one can out-move God on the chessboard of life. God’s omniscience means He knows all things, ahead of time even. Therefore His workings always pre-empts man’s plans. Nothing catches Him by surprise. God’s knowledge of the future is not dependent upon the acts of man. He already knows. This is contrary to Open Theism which teaches that God does not know everything about the future yet because of man’s free will to act. God’s omniscience is a most assuring doctrine.
You are kept by the One who never sleeps, and "He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep" (Ps 121:3-4).
THOUGHT: Do I trust my Heavenly Father to be always watching over me?
PRAYER: O Father, help me to trust Thee more.
Posted in Adult RPG
Esther 6:1-6
Psalm 121:3-4
"… he that keepeth thee
will not slumber."
KEPT BY HIM WHO NEVER SLEEPS
This was an extremely eventful dusk till dawn. The sleepless and restless king seeking sleep became more awake listening to his national archives read to him. Perhaps he was too curious and anxious to find out what Esther would be requesting of him and so wanted to be up to date with his kingdom. In the meantime, Haman was making plans to get rid of Mordecai once and for all and to do it in the most ostentatious way possible. The king and his prime minister were both awake through the night and could not wait to act on their plans.
All these were happening while Mordecai was asleep. But two most powerful men were awake because of him. Haman probably supervised the building of the gallows himself and was in the king’s outer court in the wee hours of the morning. And the king was trying to figure out how to repay Mordecai. One was plotting to kill Mordecai while the other was wondering how best to honour Mordecai. God permitted the murderous chamberlains to plot against the king’s life earlier on for a reason: to use it to rescue Mordecai. No one can out-move God on the chessboard of life. God’s omniscience means He knows all things, ahead of time even. Therefore His workings always pre-empts man’s plans. Nothing catches Him by surprise. God’s knowledge of the future is not dependent upon the acts of man. He already knows. This is contrary to Open Theism which teaches that God does not know everything about the future yet because of man’s free will to act. God’s omniscience is a most assuring doctrine.
You are kept by the One who never sleeps, and "He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep" (Ps 121:3-4).
THOUGHT: Do I trust my Heavenly Father to be always watching over me?
PRAYER: O Father, help me to trust Thee more.
Posted in Adult RPG