It's Party Time
Esther 1:1-4
"Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus ... when King Ahazuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom ... that in the third year of his reign he made a feast for all his officials and servants ... when he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the splendor of his excellent majesty for many days, one hundred eighty days in all."
It's Party Time. (But doesn't a half a year seem a bit much?) Parties are good things. "A feast is made for laughter" (Ecclesiastes 10:19). God instituted feasts for Israel to bring them together to worship. And the Father threw a party when the prodigal son returned (Luke 15:23-25). Indeed, we are invited to a great feast – the marriage supper of the Lamb. What a glorious time that will be. However, many of the world's parties end in disaster. As we shall see, this party by Ahazuerus involved a negative situation. Babylon fell during the feast of Belshazzar (Daniel 5). John the Baptist was beheaded during Herod's feast (Matthew 14:1-10). And even the "love-feasts" of the early church turned sour (I Corinthians 11:17-22; Jude 12). So let's party, but in a godly way. We have a lot to celebrate!
Today's Thought: There should be a difference between pagan parties and Christians' celebrations.
Have a party day. Love you.
Esther 1:1-4
"Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus ... when King Ahazuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom ... that in the third year of his reign he made a feast for all his officials and servants ... when he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the splendor of his excellent majesty for many days, one hundred eighty days in all."
It's Party Time. (But doesn't a half a year seem a bit much?) Parties are good things. "A feast is made for laughter" (Ecclesiastes 10:19). God instituted feasts for Israel to bring them together to worship. And the Father threw a party when the prodigal son returned (Luke 15:23-25). Indeed, we are invited to a great feast – the marriage supper of the Lamb. What a glorious time that will be. However, many of the world's parties end in disaster. As we shall see, this party by Ahazuerus involved a negative situation. Babylon fell during the feast of Belshazzar (Daniel 5). John the Baptist was beheaded during Herod's feast (Matthew 14:1-10). And even the "love-feasts" of the early church turned sour (I Corinthians 11:17-22; Jude 12). So let's party, but in a godly way. We have a lot to celebrate!
Today's Thought: There should be a difference between pagan parties and Christians' celebrations.
Have a party day. Love you.
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