“That night sleep escaped the king, so he ordered the book recording daily events to be brought and read to the king…The king inquired, ‘What honor and recognition has been given…for this act?” Esther 6:1, 3.
If you don’t believe that God is in the daily details of our lives, please open Chapter 6 of the beautiful story of Esther. It seemed as if the loyalty of Mordecai, the man who previously foiled an assassination attempt on the king’s life, would go unnoticed…unrewarded…overwhelmingly forgotten. But just at the right time, the night before the king’s official was going to request Mordecai be hung on the gallows, the king developed insomnia. He called for the book of daily recordings to reread past happenings. He discovered that nothing was ever done to honor and recognize the man who had saved his life. Mordecai’s loyalty to the king only existed on the pages in the palace. The king asked Haman, his official who hated Mordecai, his opinion on how to honor a great man. Haman, thinking he was one of whom the king was speaking said, “‘Have them bring a royal garment…Have them clothe the man the king wants to honor, parade him on the horse through the city square, and proclaim before him, ‘This is what is done for the man the king wants to honor.’” Esther 6:8-9. I can’t help but to smirk at the thought of this crescendo of pride crashing down as the king enthusiastically agreed, and uttered the name Mordecai. It was the perfect timing of God to send the king insomnia, to remind him of the book of daily events, and have him turn to the exact page of Mordecai’s courageous act of loyalty. All of this occurred before the morning rooster even crowed. Haman never had a chance. Not only was Mordecai’s delayed recognition brought to light, but it was the perfect timing of favor that saved his life.
Every bit of good that we do in God’s kingdom will be recorded in His book of daily events. When we show loyalty to Him, we set ourselves up for future honor and blessings when His timing is right. He wants to bless us…He wants to honor us…He wants to wrap a garment of favor around us. All we need to do is look up from our phones and computers, and notice all of the of the hurting hearts around us. We need courage to act on behalf of those less fortunate, and generosity to act on that courage. Some of our blessings will be when we get to heaven, and are given the garment of praise and the crown of perfect righteousness. He will parade us in front of angels and the saints who have gone before us. We will take our crowns and lay them at His feet. Many of our daily acts of love will be rewarded on earth, most likely when we aren’t even expecting it. God loves to bless us when we have forgotten how we have blessed others. We must always remember that God is in the daily details of all of our lives, and what we do for others, we do for the King!
"The King will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.' Matthew 25:40.
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