The Law of The Lots
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
The Purim
Purim is the holiday celebrated to remember the events of the Book of Esther. The word Purim is Hebrew for the lots that were cast to determine the fate of the Jewish people. And so, the Book of Esther appears to be about the law of lots and chance. Everything seems out of control. The wicked prosper and the righteous are cast down. Yet, as the story heads to its conclusion, those seemingly chance things start coming together and everything begins to turn around for good. It's the hand of God. So too, life often appears as a Book of Esther with events happening by chance or for no reason; the Purim. But God promises that as you follow Him, He'll work all those things you couldn't understand together for good. Even though sometimes it's hard to see, nothing in your life will ever happen for no reason. All those seemingly chance things will work for good. So when you don't understand, trust and press on. In the end, you can be sure you'll always have more than enough reason to celebrate the Lord's love. Happy Purim!

Today's Mission
Today, celebrate all those things in your life that you didn't understand, or that didn't work out, but that God has used to save and bless your life.

Esther 9:28
28 And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed.
Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the archenemy of all Jews, had schemed to destroy all Jews. He had cast the pur (the lot) to throw them into a panic and destroy them. But when Queen Esther intervened with the king, he gave written orders that the evil scheme that Haman had worked out should boomerang back on his own head. He and his sons were hanged on the gallows. That’s why these days are called “Purim,” from the word pur or “lot.”

Therefore, because of everything written in this letter and because of all that they had been through, the Jews agreed to continue. It became a tradition for them, their children, and all future converts to remember these two days every year on the specified dates set down in the letter. These days are to be remembered and kept by every single generation, every last family, every province and city. These days of Purim must never be neglected among the Jews; the memory of them must never die out among their descendants.

Have a blessed day and week.
May Yeshua Hamashiach the Christ bless you.
Love, Lizzy