Divine Elevation!

Hello Friend,

How are you doing? Great I'm sure. Yday was aiight. Wore this pair of heels to class the previous day and was nursing my feet today. Can u imagine! I haven't had it that bad in a very long while. That's part of the pain we 'have to' go through. Some may think otherwise about the 'have to' but for me, It's part of being a woman and looking professional. Told my husband I may not wear the shoes again but won't be surprised if I find my feet in them again pretty soon. They are not tight oh! Infact there's a bit of room for my feet but it's the 'peep toe' part/area that is just... I don't know. LOL

Anyhow. Yday night was bible study as usual, and there was so much that we learnt but I'll just kinda share a short part with you. As I mentioned before, we're in our month of divine elevation, and so we were talking bout elevation (Assistant Pastor). Check this out. In Esther Chapter 6 NIV, the bible says,

"That night the king could not sleep; so he ordered the book of the chronicles, the record of his reign, to be brought in and read to him. It was found recorded there that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's officers who guarded the doorway, who had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes". v:1-2

In these verses, we learn that because of Mordecai's matter/situation, there came a night, 'one night', that the king could not sleep. Secondly, there was actually a book of records in which events had been recorded. So, how does this apply to us? Well, all my (our) actions are being recorded by God. God sees everything. He knows what I need and don't need. He is marking down my good works, and will reward my labor of love. as we all work hard everyday, serve God and pray to Him, He will in return move on our behalf. If there is a reward that we ought to have, that has gone by, there will come a night when whoever owes us that reward will not be able to sleep until he grants us what we are owed.

You need to read the whole of Esther to completely grasp. So that night, the King discovered that Mordecai had exposed two people who had tried to assassinate him. In v.3 he asked "What honor and recognition has Mordecai received for this?" and the attendants replied "Nothing has been done for him,". Do you know what happened next? The King called Haman (the man who wanted and had already planned Mordecai death) and asked him what he should do for someone he wanted to honor. Of course Haman thought the King was talking about him (Haman). So he replied in v. 7-9

"So he answered the king, "For the man the king delights to honor, have them bring a royal robe the king has worn and a horse the king has ridden, one with a royal crest placed on its head. Then let the robe and horse be entrusted to one of the king's most noble princes. Let them robe the man the king delights to honor, and lead him on the horse through the city streets, proclaiming before him, 'This is what is done for the man the king delights to honor!' "

The king ordered Haman to do all he had recommended for Mordecai. You can imagine his shock. Talk about divine elevation. The person whom Haman had oppressed had now been elevated to the position of 'his oppressor'. So to say. You can read the rest of the book of Esther. You'll discover the incredible end. Asst. Pastor was trying to buttress points like:

• We should be humble and God will exalt us
• We should obey the rules that govern us e.g. state rules, office rules etc (she gave examples like people trying to break the US rules when they get here in the bid to be exalted, not knowing that, 'that' in itself is a recipe for downfall. She was like' that is like sleeping with Potiphar's wife not knowing that a throne in Egypt has been prepared for you. If Joseph had slept with her only God knows where he would have ended up, one can almost be a guarantee that he would have missed it, big time!)
• We should have the right attitude (you can imagine if Mordecai had been bitter, made silly comments or acted irrationally, he may not have been exalted at the end of the day you know!).
• We should live a righteous life ( As long as you live and work for God, God will never, NEVER forsake you. 'Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: "for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me' Hebrew 13:5-6. "I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread". Psalm 37:25 and my favorite "As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame."Romans 10:11

She mentioned so many others but ... I think post for today is long enough. I believe if it is just this you take with you today you'll be highly blessed and favored. Thanks for your time today. May God help us all in Jesus mighty name.

L8r