DAILY?READINGS: Gen. 18; Job 21; Matt. 10:1-23
The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. Proverbs 21:1
Does God truly work in such a prominent way? Yes! Such a divine turning took place in the reign of King Ahasuerus more than 500 years before our Lord’s birth. Satan was working to destroy the nation of Israel. But God was in control. Esther, a Jewess, the new queen, was not only beautiful but courageous. She jeopardized her life to save her people, leaving the consequence to God. “And if I perish, I perish!” (Est. 4:16), she declared. God turned the king’s heart. The wicked Haman was hanged and God’s people saved. Surely He can and will move with power in your circumstances too. —E. MacLelland
Now let the feeble all be strong, and make Jehovah’s arm their song,
His shield is spread o’er every saint, and thus supported, who shall faint?
—Philip Doddridge