Strong Conviction
"And all the king's servants who were within the king's gate bowed and paid homage to Haman, for so had the king commanded concerning him. But Mordecai would not bow or page homage. Then the king's servants who were within the king's gate said to Mordecai, 'Why do you transgress the king's command?' "
Esther 3:2-3
Mordecai stood while everyone else bowed. His answer to the question, "Why," was simply, "I am a Jew" (verse 4). He did not try to evade the issue – "I have bad knees" or "I didn't see Haman." He boldly applied his faith that, as a Jew, God had commanded him not to bow (Exodus 20:5), and he could not violate a command that was higher than the king's. It takes strong conviction to withstand the pressure to conform to the world system when it violates Kingdom rules. Oh for the kind of conviction that says, "I am a Christian, and I cannot bow." It takes that kind of conviction to stand when everyone else is conforming.
Today's Thought: Strong conviction comes from strong faith.
Have a strong day. Love you.
"And all the king's servants who were within the king's gate bowed and paid homage to Haman, for so had the king commanded concerning him. But Mordecai would not bow or page homage. Then the king's servants who were within the king's gate said to Mordecai, 'Why do you transgress the king's command?' "
Esther 3:2-3
Mordecai stood while everyone else bowed. His answer to the question, "Why," was simply, "I am a Jew" (verse 4). He did not try to evade the issue – "I have bad knees" or "I didn't see Haman." He boldly applied his faith that, as a Jew, God had commanded him not to bow (Exodus 20:5), and he could not violate a command that was higher than the king's. It takes strong conviction to withstand the pressure to conform to the world system when it violates Kingdom rules. Oh for the kind of conviction that says, "I am a Christian, and I cannot bow." It takes that kind of conviction to stand when everyone else is conforming.
Today's Thought: Strong conviction comes from strong faith.
Have a strong day. Love you.
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