MEMORY VERSE: for Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater, Esther 9:4
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Sam 18, Rom 16, Lam 3, Luke 23
Everything Mordecai achieved in life was as a result of how he treated the child of others. He started as an ordinary slave in a foreign land and ended up as a mighty prince courtesy of Esther – the daughter of his late uncle. When the parents of Esther passed way, Mordecai took her as his own daughter (Esther 2:7). He loved her like he would love his own daughter. He treated her like he would treat his own daughter not the daughter of an uncle or a cousin. When the king was looking for a queen and all parents were bringing their children to the palace to participate in the audition, Mordecai brought Ester to participate. During the audition, he gave this young lady the support he would give to his own daughter. The bible records that he walked every day before the court of the women’s house to check her welfare, and see what should become of her (Esther 2:11). When Mordecai heard of Bigthana and Teresh’s plan to murder the king (Esther’s husband) he reported them immediately just like a true father in law would do (Esther 6:2). Just as a real parent will out of love scold or rebuke their wards when they do something wrong, Mordecai scolded Esther too and Esther changed.
Because Mordecai took Esther as a daughter, Esther in return took him as a father. When Esther heard that Mordecai was wearing a torn garment, she quickly sent him raiment (Esther 4:4). When Haman (the king’s favorite) set out to kill Mordecai, Esther risked her life to save him (Esther 4:16). It was a law that you don’t go before the king except he calls you, failure to abide by this could result in a death penalty. Esther went before the king without been called all because of Mordecai. Do you know that when Esther became queen, she pulled Mordecai up? When it was time to introduce Mordecai to the king, she referred to him as her father not an uncle. Mordecai went from sitting by the king’s gate to become the second in command to the king. Not only that, Mordecai began to ride on the king’s horses too.
If we treat the children of others like ours, those children will treat us as their parents. As Christians showing favoritism is prohibited. God can use the child of anyone to bless you or fulfill your destiny. Mordecai would not have become a great man in the land if he had abused Esther. Mordecai would have remained at the king’s gate, if he had mistreated Esther. We would not have heard of Mordecai, if he had been wicked to Esther. The whole nation heard of Mordecai not because he was a politician or because his daughter married a great man. He became great because of the child of his uncle he trained as his own daughter.
ACTION: treat the child of others as you would treat yours.
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