Are You Living A Great Life?
King Xerxes imposed tribute throughout the empire, to its distant shores. And all his acts of power and might, together with a full account of the greatness of Mordecai, whom the king had promoted, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Media and Persia?
Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews, and held in high esteem by his many fellow Jews, because he worked for the good of his people and spoke up for the welfare of all the Jews. Esther 10:1-3
Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews, and held in high esteem by his many fellow Jews, because he worked for the good of his people and spoke up for the welfare of all the Jews. Esther 10:1-3
Mordecai was a faithful and diligent servant of God. He recognized that his destiny was to tirelessly work for the protection of God's people. At great risk to his own life, he defied the wishes of Haman, the king's most honored and powerful official. He would not allow Haman to intimidate him and his fellow Jews. Mordecai protested loudly and publicly when Haman instigated behind the scenes to have the Jews annihilated. He recognized that Queen Esther, his own daughter, had been called to her royal position for that crucial time. He encouraged Esther to plead to the king on behalf of her fellow Jews.
Mordecai looked beyond his personal interests and fought for the plight of his own people. Mordecai did all that with no expectations of being honored or given wealth but God gave him both wealth and honor. The last words of this fascinating Book of Esther were all about the greatness of Mordecai: "Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews, and held in high esteem by his many fellow Jews, because he worked for the good of his people and spoke up for the welfare of all the Jews." Mordecai was a great man because of how sought the wellbeing of others.
True greatness is defined not by what we acquire in life by way of possessions but by the way we use our lives to impact others. If our great "wealth" is used to live luxuriously without impacting others, our lives cannot be described as truly great. If our intellect, giftings and abilities do not positively affect our fellow humans, then our lives cannot be described as great.
True greatness is defined by how we use our lives to serve and benefit others. We can be great fathers, great mothers, great teachers, great pastors, great physicians, great nurses, great politicians, great managers and CEOs by the way we impact the lives of others as we use our gifts, talents and training to serve others. The words of Jesus are clear: ". . . whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many. (Mark 10:43-45)
So, question: Are you living a great life? Are you serving or are you seeking to be served?
Mordecai looked beyond his personal interests and fought for the plight of his own people. Mordecai did all that with no expectations of being honored or given wealth but God gave him both wealth and honor. The last words of this fascinating Book of Esther were all about the greatness of Mordecai: "Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews, and held in high esteem by his many fellow Jews, because he worked for the good of his people and spoke up for the welfare of all the Jews." Mordecai was a great man because of how sought the wellbeing of others.
True greatness is defined not by what we acquire in life by way of possessions but by the way we use our lives to impact others. If our great "wealth" is used to live luxuriously without impacting others, our lives cannot be described as truly great. If our intellect, giftings and abilities do not positively affect our fellow humans, then our lives cannot be described as great.
True greatness is defined by how we use our lives to serve and benefit others. We can be great fathers, great mothers, great teachers, great pastors, great physicians, great nurses, great politicians, great managers and CEOs by the way we impact the lives of others as we use our gifts, talents and training to serve others. The words of Jesus are clear: ". . . whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many. (Mark 10:43-45)
So, question: Are you living a great life? Are you serving or are you seeking to be served?
Prayer: Father, may I be driven solely by a desire to serve rather than being served. Amen.