II Kings 2:1-14
(1) And it came about when the Lord was about to take up Elijah by a whirlwind to heaven, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. (2) ..."Stay here."... Went down to Bethel. (4) ..."Stay here." ... So they went down to Jericho. (6) ... "Stay here." ... So the two of them went on [to the Jordan River]. (8) And Elijah took his mantle and folded it together and struck the waters, and they were divided here and there so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground. ... (9) "Please let a double portion of your spirit be upon me." (11) Then it came about as they were going along and talking, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire and horses of fire which separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind to heaven. (12) And Elisha saw it and cried out, ... and he saw him no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces. (13) He also took up the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and returned and stood by the bank of the Jordan. (14) And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and struck the waters, ... and they were divided here and there and Elisha crossed over.
Elisha was very persistent; he was determined to stay with his mentor as long as possible, even when Elijah kept telling him to stay behind. His tenacity paid off, as he was there to see Elijah taken up to Heaven. When he asked Elijah for a "double portion" of his spirit, he was wanting to be acknowledged as Elijah's "first-born," that, according to the Law was to receive a double portion of the inheritance (see Deuteronomy 21:17). This was a very audacious request, one that was not in his authority to grant. But God said, "Yes!"
And to have the "chariot of fire and horses of fire" come right between them as they walked together affected Elisha so powerfully that he tore his garments into two pieces. These were a very passionate people, and when overcome by emotion would often react by tearing their clothes.
Elisha also had Elijah's mantle, with which he performed the same miracle, of dividing the Jordan to walk across on dry ground.
O my Father, please grant me the persistence of Elisha, to persist in trusting You; the tenacity of Elisha, to hold on to Your promises even when I see no answer to my prayers; and the audacity of Elisha, to ask of You only what You'd be able to do for me and through me. Keep me faithful, Father, that you would do great things through me, and keep me humble, to not realize my part in Your miracles until after. That You will receive all the glory.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
Monday, May 9, 2016
Sunday, May 8, 2016
Mothers' Day
III John 4
I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the Truth.
Happy Mothers' Day to all of you who have children, grandchildren and spiritual children. May they all know the Father's love and walk in His Truth.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the Truth.
Happy Mothers' Day to all of you who have children, grandchildren and spiritual children. May they all know the Father's love and walk in His Truth.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
Saturday, May 7, 2016
Leviathan
Leviathan: Strong's Hebrew index, #3882; livyathan=liv-yaw-thawn--(from #3867; lavah=law-vaw--to twine or twist to unite) A wreathed [twisted] animal, a large sea monster.
Job 41:1-10
God says to Job, Can you draw out Leviathan with a fish-hook? [No.] Or press down his tongue with a cord? [No.] Can you put a rope in his nose? [No.] Or pierce his jaw with a hook? [No.] Will he make many supplications to you? [No, he won't beg.] Or will he speak to you soft words? [No.] Will he make a covenant with you? [No, no agreements.] Will you take him for a servant forever? [Not a chance.] Will you play with him as with a bird? [Hardly.] Or will you bind him for your maidens? [A plaything for your little girls?] Will the traders bargain over him? [No] Will they divide him among the merchants? [Cut him up? With what knife?] Can you fill his skin with harpoons, or his head with fishing spears? [Nothing could penetrate.] Lay your hand on him; remember the battle; you will not do it again! [If you survive, you'll never attempt it again!] Behold your expectation is false [if you think you can survive an encounter with him]; will you be laid low even at the sight of him? [Just being close enough to see him!] No one is so fierce that he dares to arouse him [no living human being.]
So God tells Job that this sea-monster cannot be caught or tamed or merchandised. No hook, no harpoon, no spear would be able to penetrate his skin. God made this dragon to be impervious to any man's attempt to subdue him.
Psalm 74:13-14
Thou didst divide the sea by Thy strength; Thou didst break the heads of the sea monsters in the waters, Thou didst crush the heads of Leviathan; Thou didst give him as food for the creatures of the wilderness.
I think that here Leviathan is used as a name for all the Leviathans in the oceans, as I don't think that a single animal could normally and naturally have more than one head. So when God divided the Red Sea for the Israelites to walk through it, He also killed some of the sea-monsters, and their bodies washed up onto the shore with the dead Egyptians.
Psalm 104:24-26
O Lord, how many are Thy works! In wisdom Thou hast made them all; the Earth is full of Thy possessions. There is the sea, great and broad, in which are swarms without number, animals both small and great. There the ships move along, And the Leviathan, which Thou hast formed to sport in it.
Okay, here the Leviathan is named as a species of animal that plays and cavorts in the seas and oceans. I think about dolphins and otters and sharks and sailfish and other sea animals that seem to play and dance in the waters of the Earth. And it is named with the ships that ply the waves, as comparable in size to them.
Isaiah 27:1
In that Day the Lord will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, with his fierce and mighty sword, even Leviathan the twisted serpent; and He will kill the dragon who lives in the sea.
This is referring to the Day of the Lord, and Leviathan is still in this Earth, still twisting in the waters of the seas, waiting for King Jesus to slay him with the sword that proceeds out of His mouth: His Word. He will attempt to flee, but none will be able to evade His ultimate judgement.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
Job 41:1-10
God says to Job, Can you draw out Leviathan with a fish-hook? [No.] Or press down his tongue with a cord? [No.] Can you put a rope in his nose? [No.] Or pierce his jaw with a hook? [No.] Will he make many supplications to you? [No, he won't beg.] Or will he speak to you soft words? [No.] Will he make a covenant with you? [No, no agreements.] Will you take him for a servant forever? [Not a chance.] Will you play with him as with a bird? [Hardly.] Or will you bind him for your maidens? [A plaything for your little girls?] Will the traders bargain over him? [No] Will they divide him among the merchants? [Cut him up? With what knife?] Can you fill his skin with harpoons, or his head with fishing spears? [Nothing could penetrate.] Lay your hand on him; remember the battle; you will not do it again! [If you survive, you'll never attempt it again!] Behold your expectation is false [if you think you can survive an encounter with him]; will you be laid low even at the sight of him? [Just being close enough to see him!] No one is so fierce that he dares to arouse him [no living human being.]
So God tells Job that this sea-monster cannot be caught or tamed or merchandised. No hook, no harpoon, no spear would be able to penetrate his skin. God made this dragon to be impervious to any man's attempt to subdue him.
Psalm 74:13-14
Thou didst divide the sea by Thy strength; Thou didst break the heads of the sea monsters in the waters, Thou didst crush the heads of Leviathan; Thou didst give him as food for the creatures of the wilderness.
I think that here Leviathan is used as a name for all the Leviathans in the oceans, as I don't think that a single animal could normally and naturally have more than one head. So when God divided the Red Sea for the Israelites to walk through it, He also killed some of the sea-monsters, and their bodies washed up onto the shore with the dead Egyptians.
Psalm 104:24-26
O Lord, how many are Thy works! In wisdom Thou hast made them all; the Earth is full of Thy possessions. There is the sea, great and broad, in which are swarms without number, animals both small and great. There the ships move along, And the Leviathan, which Thou hast formed to sport in it.
Okay, here the Leviathan is named as a species of animal that plays and cavorts in the seas and oceans. I think about dolphins and otters and sharks and sailfish and other sea animals that seem to play and dance in the waters of the Earth. And it is named with the ships that ply the waves, as comparable in size to them.
Isaiah 27:1
In that Day the Lord will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, with his fierce and mighty sword, even Leviathan the twisted serpent; and He will kill the dragon who lives in the sea.
This is referring to the Day of the Lord, and Leviathan is still in this Earth, still twisting in the waters of the seas, waiting for King Jesus to slay him with the sword that proceeds out of His mouth: His Word. He will attempt to flee, but none will be able to evade His ultimate judgement.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
Friday, May 6, 2016
The Day Or The Hour, Awake Or Asleep
I Thessalonians 5:1-11
Now as to the times and the epochs, brethren, you have no need of anything to be written to you. --
This comes right after the "Rapture" passage. We don't need anyone to be a date-setter concerning future events, but we can open our eyes to see the "signs of the times" to know that His coming is soon.
For you yourselves know full well that the Day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night. --
We already can see the signs spoken of by the Lord, and will recognize the season, but not know the day or hour.
While they are saying, "Peace and safety!" then destruction will come upon them suddenly like birth pangs upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. --
Those who are in moral darkness will not recognize the dangers of the time and will try to convince themselves and others that everything's okay. But like a pregnant woman doesn't know what exact day or hour she will go into labor, but she will know what season, especially as the event draws near.
But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the Day should overtake you like a thief; --
We will not be clueless, like the lost of the world, expecting that times are getting better, deceiving themselves. We have the light of knowledge and discernment to see the signs of the times, like the pregnant woman sees her body swelling and can know about when she'll deliver, not like the randomness of when a thief might break in.
For you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of the night nor of darkness; --
We are not in the moral morass of darkness and night, that we are unable to see; we have the light of day to shine on and illuminate and reveal the signs of the times, to understand what God is doing and about when it will all culminate in the Coming of the Lord.
So then let us not sleep as others do, --
Don't close our eyes to the obvious to ignore the clear signs.
But let us be alert and sober. --
We need to keep our moral eyes open to seriously recognize and consider and be aware of the closeness of the time of the Day of the Lord.
For those who sleep do their sleeping at night, --
Those who deliberately ignore the clear signs close their eyes as though night has fallen, as they are in moral darkness.
And those who get drunk get drunk at night. --
Those who turn to the bottle are trying to drown out the reality of what God is doing all around them.
But since we are of the day, --
The light of the sight of clear understanding.
Let us be sober, --
Clear-thinking, not muddled or confused or ignoring truths we find inconvenient.
Having put on the breastplate of faith and love, --
To protect our hearts in fully trusting God and loving one another sacrificially in the Truth of God's love for us.
And as a helmet, the hope of salvation. --
To protect our brain, so our thinking processes are in alignment with God's Word, His promises and His revealing to us the good He is accomplishing on our behalf.
For God has not destined us for wrath, --
God has already poured out all His wrath toward us on Jesus on the Cross.
But for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, --
We will be rescued, because Jesus has already suffered that wrath, and only in and through Him are we free of God's wrath.
Who died for us, --
Jesus died in the place of each of us who put our trust in Him to have taken our sins upon Himself on that Cross because we (I) deserved it all, not Him.
That whether we are awake or asleep, --
Whether we decide to face honestly what is coming, or to deliberately ignore it, in fear.
We may live together with Him.
If we've trusted that Jesus died in our (my) place, then even if we let fear blind us to what will be happening all around us, but not touching us (see Psalm 91:7), we will still live forever with Our Lord Jesus, where He is throughout all eternity.
Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing. --
This is very encouraging. We need have no fear, even when God's wrath is being poured out on the lost, the wicked and the morally deficient all around us, it will not touch us. That's His promise!
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
Now as to the times and the epochs, brethren, you have no need of anything to be written to you. --
This comes right after the "Rapture" passage. We don't need anyone to be a date-setter concerning future events, but we can open our eyes to see the "signs of the times" to know that His coming is soon.
For you yourselves know full well that the Day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night. --
We already can see the signs spoken of by the Lord, and will recognize the season, but not know the day or hour.
While they are saying, "Peace and safety!" then destruction will come upon them suddenly like birth pangs upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. --
Those who are in moral darkness will not recognize the dangers of the time and will try to convince themselves and others that everything's okay. But like a pregnant woman doesn't know what exact day or hour she will go into labor, but she will know what season, especially as the event draws near.
But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the Day should overtake you like a thief; --
We will not be clueless, like the lost of the world, expecting that times are getting better, deceiving themselves. We have the light of knowledge and discernment to see the signs of the times, like the pregnant woman sees her body swelling and can know about when she'll deliver, not like the randomness of when a thief might break in.
For you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of the night nor of darkness; --
We are not in the moral morass of darkness and night, that we are unable to see; we have the light of day to shine on and illuminate and reveal the signs of the times, to understand what God is doing and about when it will all culminate in the Coming of the Lord.
So then let us not sleep as others do, --
Don't close our eyes to the obvious to ignore the clear signs.
But let us be alert and sober. --
We need to keep our moral eyes open to seriously recognize and consider and be aware of the closeness of the time of the Day of the Lord.
For those who sleep do their sleeping at night, --
Those who deliberately ignore the clear signs close their eyes as though night has fallen, as they are in moral darkness.
And those who get drunk get drunk at night. --
Those who turn to the bottle are trying to drown out the reality of what God is doing all around them.
But since we are of the day, --
The light of the sight of clear understanding.
Let us be sober, --
Clear-thinking, not muddled or confused or ignoring truths we find inconvenient.
Having put on the breastplate of faith and love, --
To protect our hearts in fully trusting God and loving one another sacrificially in the Truth of God's love for us.
And as a helmet, the hope of salvation. --
To protect our brain, so our thinking processes are in alignment with God's Word, His promises and His revealing to us the good He is accomplishing on our behalf.
For God has not destined us for wrath, --
God has already poured out all His wrath toward us on Jesus on the Cross.
But for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, --
We will be rescued, because Jesus has already suffered that wrath, and only in and through Him are we free of God's wrath.
Who died for us, --
Jesus died in the place of each of us who put our trust in Him to have taken our sins upon Himself on that Cross because we (I) deserved it all, not Him.
That whether we are awake or asleep, --
Whether we decide to face honestly what is coming, or to deliberately ignore it, in fear.
We may live together with Him.
If we've trusted that Jesus died in our (my) place, then even if we let fear blind us to what will be happening all around us, but not touching us (see Psalm 91:7), we will still live forever with Our Lord Jesus, where He is throughout all eternity.
Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing. --
This is very encouraging. We need have no fear, even when God's wrath is being poured out on the lost, the wicked and the morally deficient all around us, it will not touch us. That's His promise!
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
Thursday, May 5, 2016
Why Dost Thou Forsake Us So Long?
Lamentations 5:19-21
Thou, O Lord, dost rule forever; Thy throne is from generation to generation. Why dost Thou forget us forever; why dost Thou forsake us so long? Restore us to Thee, O Lord, that we may be restored; renew our days as of old. --
O my Father, You have reigned on Your throne all the generations of my family line. For many generations, we have not known You, we have not been taught of You. But now, You have chosen My generation to draw me and my husband to Yourself; out of all the times, You chose this time. But my next generation is in danger of slipping into the same darkness of my past fathers, through the brokenness that has plagued my family line.
Please, I pray, draw my family together in Yourself, heal our brokenness and restore our unity as a family unit before You and in the eyes of the world. You began this good work in us, now I pray that You finish it in Your way, in Your time; whatever it takes to draw my children and grandchildren and their children to Yourself, and heal our family relationships. Then we will enjoy the benefits as a witness to Your beneficence, and You will receive all the credit, the glory.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
Thou, O Lord, dost rule forever; Thy throne is from generation to generation. Why dost Thou forget us forever; why dost Thou forsake us so long? Restore us to Thee, O Lord, that we may be restored; renew our days as of old. --
O my Father, You have reigned on Your throne all the generations of my family line. For many generations, we have not known You, we have not been taught of You. But now, You have chosen My generation to draw me and my husband to Yourself; out of all the times, You chose this time. But my next generation is in danger of slipping into the same darkness of my past fathers, through the brokenness that has plagued my family line.
Please, I pray, draw my family together in Yourself, heal our brokenness and restore our unity as a family unit before You and in the eyes of the world. You began this good work in us, now I pray that You finish it in Your way, in Your time; whatever it takes to draw my children and grandchildren and their children to Yourself, and heal our family relationships. Then we will enjoy the benefits as a witness to Your beneficence, and You will receive all the credit, the glory.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Hope For The Wicked
Psalm 50:9-13
I have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pens, for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills. I know every bird in the mountains, and the insects in the field are mine. If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it. Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats? --
God is the Creator and Owner of everything that exists. He had Moses set up a complete sacrificial system for His people, to teach them that sin requires death, a payment of blood. But it is not for God's benefit; there is nothing He needs from us, because it all already belongs to Him.
When we pray, when we want to do something for God in response to what He has done for us, we need to remember that all the laws, all the rules, all the guidelines God gives us in His Word are for our benefit, not His. God wants us to live our lives in the knowledge that He is our source, the wellspring of life itself, and we depend on His bounty to meet all our needs. When we have that mind-set, then we will recognize all the good that God has given us, and be able to avoid what does not align with the Truth of our world or of the Heavens.
The rest of this Psalm is what God says to the wicked, and ends with:
Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver. He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors me; and to him who orders his way aright I shall show the salvation of God (vs.22-23).
Even when people think that God is like they are, because He kept silence when they ignore what He said and do what they know is wrong (v.21), there is still hope for them. If you turn around your thinking processes to realize how God is providing for you, and thank Him; then turn your life around to order your way aright; then God will show Himself powerful to rescue you and you will be able to receive His blessings.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
I have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pens, for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills. I know every bird in the mountains, and the insects in the field are mine. If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it. Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats? --
God is the Creator and Owner of everything that exists. He had Moses set up a complete sacrificial system for His people, to teach them that sin requires death, a payment of blood. But it is not for God's benefit; there is nothing He needs from us, because it all already belongs to Him.
When we pray, when we want to do something for God in response to what He has done for us, we need to remember that all the laws, all the rules, all the guidelines God gives us in His Word are for our benefit, not His. God wants us to live our lives in the knowledge that He is our source, the wellspring of life itself, and we depend on His bounty to meet all our needs. When we have that mind-set, then we will recognize all the good that God has given us, and be able to avoid what does not align with the Truth of our world or of the Heavens.
The rest of this Psalm is what God says to the wicked, and ends with:
Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver. He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors me; and to him who orders his way aright I shall show the salvation of God (vs.22-23).
Even when people think that God is like they are, because He kept silence when they ignore what He said and do what they know is wrong (v.21), there is still hope for them. If you turn around your thinking processes to realize how God is providing for you, and thank Him; then turn your life around to order your way aright; then God will show Himself powerful to rescue you and you will be able to receive His blessings.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
Monday, May 2, 2016
God's Poetic Justice
The Book Of Esther
In this story God's sense of humor can be seen in the "poetic justice" that happens to Haman, involving Mordecai the Jew.
The story opens with the King Ahasuerus, also known as Xerxes I, deposing his Queen Vashti (1:1-22), then holding a "beauty contest" to determine who would take her position as Queen. Now the Jewish people had been conquered by his predecessor, Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon, and had been dispersed among the nations of his kingdom. As it happened, Mordecai the Jew lived in the capital city, who was bringing up his orphaned relative Hadassah, known as Esther, and she won the position, becoming the new Queen (2:1-20).
Now, Mordecai refused to bow down to anyone but the Lord God, and when the King's official, Haman, realized this, he was so full of himself that he did not want to punish just Mordecai, but all of his people, who would refuse to bow to him, and had the King sign the law to destroy all the Jews in the whole kingdom (3:1-15).
Chapter 4 brings us to the most famous verse in this book, affirming God's sovereign control over the people, rulers and events of this earth. When Esther inquires why Mordecai is dressed in rags, he informs her of the king's decree, with a copy of the edict, asking her to implore the favor of the king for their survival. Her answer reveals how she would take her life in her hands to do so, and requests fasting and prayer for her success, saying, And thus I will go in to the king, which is not according to the law; and if I perish, I perish (4:16).
Chapter 5 has Haman so vengeful toward Mordecai that he has a gallows built to hang him on it. But God gives the King sleeplessness that night, so he has the book of records read to him to put him to sleep, and he learns how Mordecai had saved his life, and not been rewarded for it. Early the next morning Haman comes into the palace courtyard just then, and advises the King as to how he thought the King wanted to honor himself! So the King tells him to do so to Mordecai the Jew! (Poetic justice.)
(Chapter 7) Then that night, when Esther informs the King that it is Haman who is plotting to destroy her and her people, the King hangs Haman on his own gallows! (More poetic justice.)
(Chapter 8) He then promotes Mordecai into Haman's government position, and together they devise a way for the Jews to defend themselves, so they won't be wiped out, and (Chapter 9) they had a great victory over their enemies. This is the origin of the Feast of Purim, to be celebrated annually.
We know that God is sovereign in the affairs of men and nations, when we read that, Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, "Do not imagine that you in the king's palace can escape any more than all the Jews. For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place and you and your father's house will perish. And who knows whether you have not attained royalty for such a time as this?" (4:13-14).
This is another example of how our Enemy wants to destroy God's people, and how only His working in our affairs supernaturally will thwart Satan's genocidal plans to wipe out those on whose God's favor rests. But we need to be sure of our trust in the Lord, and not in our own humanity, and our obedience to His urgings in our spirits to do His will in our everyday lives.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
In this story God's sense of humor can be seen in the "poetic justice" that happens to Haman, involving Mordecai the Jew.
The story opens with the King Ahasuerus, also known as Xerxes I, deposing his Queen Vashti (1:1-22), then holding a "beauty contest" to determine who would take her position as Queen. Now the Jewish people had been conquered by his predecessor, Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon, and had been dispersed among the nations of his kingdom. As it happened, Mordecai the Jew lived in the capital city, who was bringing up his orphaned relative Hadassah, known as Esther, and she won the position, becoming the new Queen (2:1-20).
Now, Mordecai refused to bow down to anyone but the Lord God, and when the King's official, Haman, realized this, he was so full of himself that he did not want to punish just Mordecai, but all of his people, who would refuse to bow to him, and had the King sign the law to destroy all the Jews in the whole kingdom (3:1-15).
Chapter 4 brings us to the most famous verse in this book, affirming God's sovereign control over the people, rulers and events of this earth. When Esther inquires why Mordecai is dressed in rags, he informs her of the king's decree, with a copy of the edict, asking her to implore the favor of the king for their survival. Her answer reveals how she would take her life in her hands to do so, and requests fasting and prayer for her success, saying, And thus I will go in to the king, which is not according to the law; and if I perish, I perish (4:16).
Chapter 5 has Haman so vengeful toward Mordecai that he has a gallows built to hang him on it. But God gives the King sleeplessness that night, so he has the book of records read to him to put him to sleep, and he learns how Mordecai had saved his life, and not been rewarded for it. Early the next morning Haman comes into the palace courtyard just then, and advises the King as to how he thought the King wanted to honor himself! So the King tells him to do so to Mordecai the Jew! (Poetic justice.)
(Chapter 7) Then that night, when Esther informs the King that it is Haman who is plotting to destroy her and her people, the King hangs Haman on his own gallows! (More poetic justice.)
(Chapter 8) He then promotes Mordecai into Haman's government position, and together they devise a way for the Jews to defend themselves, so they won't be wiped out, and (Chapter 9) they had a great victory over their enemies. This is the origin of the Feast of Purim, to be celebrated annually.
We know that God is sovereign in the affairs of men and nations, when we read that, Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, "Do not imagine that you in the king's palace can escape any more than all the Jews. For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place and you and your father's house will perish. And who knows whether you have not attained royalty for such a time as this?" (4:13-14).
This is another example of how our Enemy wants to destroy God's people, and how only His working in our affairs supernaturally will thwart Satan's genocidal plans to wipe out those on whose God's favor rests. But we need to be sure of our trust in the Lord, and not in our own humanity, and our obedience to His urgings in our spirits to do His will in our everyday lives.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
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