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Esther chapter 8 verse 17.

And in every province and every city wherever the king's command and his edict reached, there was gladness and joy among the Jews,

a feast and a holiday, and many from the peoples of the country declared themselves Jews,

for fear of the Jews had fallen on them.

Now that is a major reversal from the way this book started.

So near the beginning of this book, a decree goes out from the king that all

the Jews are going to be killed. And now as we get near the end of this book a decree goes out that is good for the Jews

that they can defend themselves

killed and there was gladness and joy among them a feast and a holiday.

You got people who were even saying I'm gonna be Jewish

declaring themselves Jews because the fear of the Jews had fallen on them.

Like this is a total reversal and it's a picture of the provision of God for his people.

God is faithful to save his people.

God is faithful to show his power, to show his grace, to show his mercy,

on behalf of those who trust in him.

I read this and I just, I think about God's faithfulness in my life, God's grace in my life, and I want to encourage

you to do the same. Like just, let's stop today in light of this text and praise God with gladness and joy for his love,

his faithfulness, his salvation, his grace, his mercy, he has saved us from our sin.

He has saved us from eternal death, everlasting suffering, God has saved us. Let this bring joy and gladness

to your heart in a fresh way today. Like don't let this ever get old. Oh God we praise you today with joy and

gladness we praise you for saving us from our sin. Jesus, we exalt your name.

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