Rivals

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God is "All Powerful" and we are all responsible

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Es. 5:1-4 

 On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king's palace, in front of the king's quarters, while the king was sitting on his royal throne inside the throne room opposite the entrance to the palace. And when the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she won favor in his sight, and he held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. Then Esther approached and touched the tip of the scepter. And the king said to her, “What is it, Queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given you, even to the half of my kingdom.” And Esther said, “If it please the king, let the king and Haman come today to a feast that I have prepared for the king.” 

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Es. 5:9-10 

 And Haman went out that day joyful and glad of heart. But when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he neither rose nor trembled before him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai.  Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home, and he sent and brought his friends and his wife Zeresh. 

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Es. 5:13

“Yet all this is worth nothing to me, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.”

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Es. 6:1-3 

On that night the king could not sleep. And he gave orders to bring the book of memorable deeds, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.  And it was found written how Mordecai had told about Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs, who guarded the threshold, and who had sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus. And the king said, “What honor or distinction has been bestowed on Mordecai for this?” The king's young men who attended him said, “Nothing has been done for him.” 

When pride and passions are king, the result is often pain

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Mordecai served faithfully at his posts, as the true king accomplished his purposes

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THE King became a servant to save us

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