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www.redhouseranch.com: The PUSH Story

http://redhouseranch.blogspot.com/p/push-story.html?spref=bl: "Have you heard the story about the man that had to walk through a mountainous area to get to work? There on his path was a huge boulder wedg..."

TRUTH begets TRUTH

Yesterday morning I was at Willow early. I had to drop off my son for a Student Impact trip to Salem Baptist Church. I had some time to kill before the 9:00 AM service, so I grabbed a cup of coffee from Dr. B's and went up to the mezzanine and retrieved a Bible off of the shelf.

I've been in the book of Esther for my morning devotional, so I figured I would take the time to get ahead (actually finished the book). The book of Ester is a great story, probably best know for the verse, Esther 4:14 (New International Version, ©2010)
14 For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this? Bill had taught out of the book not too long ago.

This week, Bill began a new series named "He Shall be Called...", leading up to the Christmas services. He taught out of Isiah 9:6. When Bill got to the name, Prince of Peace, the light came on for me. Bill spent a good bit of time expounding the value of Peace. Jesus taught us to be peacemakers. The Beatitudes text in the book of Matthew says that they will be called "the sons of God". Other translations use the phrase "Children of God".

So, you may ask, what's the connection? The light came on... what did it illuminate? How many Peacemakers do you know? I mean REAL peacemakers. The 100% Forgive and Forget type... Is that you? Can you "... love your enemies?" as Jesus commands us to do?

That is my point. Basic human nature frustrates peace. It seeks revenge. Retribution and hatred are much more likely to be human responses than peace and love. Back to Esther... Remember Haman? He was the "right-hand man" of Artaxerxes II and he thought pretty highly of himself. He thought so highly of himself that he expected everyone to bow down to him in respect. Mordecai, a Jew, refused to do that. He would only honor the one true God in that manner. This incensed Haman. It angered him so much that with the help of his wife and some friends, he devised a plot to kill ALL of the Jews in Persia. NOT a very peaceful plan!

Long story short, what happened to Haman? He was impaled on the very pole he had erected to kill Mordecai! What is the lesson here? God's plan is for Peace. When we let our human nature, a sinful, prideful nature, get in the way, we become victims of our own wickedness. As we prepare to celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace, what will it be for you? Peace and Love or hatred and pride?

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