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਍㰀戀漀搀礀 戀愀挀欀最爀漀甀渀搀 㴀 ∀匀䄀渀漀琀攀戀漀漀欀⸀最椀昀∀ 氀愀渀最㴀䔀一ⴀ唀匀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀琀愀戀ⴀ椀渀琀攀爀瘀愀氀㨀⸀㔀椀渀✀㸀ഀഀ
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span਍猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀昀漀渀琀ⴀ猀椀稀攀㨀㄀㌀⸀㔀瀀琀㬀挀漀氀漀爀㨀戀氀愀挀欀✀㸀圀栀椀爀氀眀椀渀搀 愀渀搀 匀挀攀瀀琀攀爀㰀戀爀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀洀猀漀ⴀ猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀ⴀ挀栀愀爀愀挀琀攀爀㨀ഀഀ
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><img src="../images/q.gif" align=left border="0"><span਍猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀挀漀氀漀爀㨀戀氀愀挀欀✀㸀甀攀攀渀 䔀猀琀栀攀爀 搀攀猀椀爀攀搀 愀 最爀攀愀琀 琀栀椀渀最⸀ 䠀攀爀 甀渀挀氀攀 䴀漀爀搀攀挀愀椀 栀愀搀ഀഀ
informed her that there was a decree which had gone out from the king to wipe਍漀甀琀 愀氀氀 琀栀攀 䨀攀眀猀 氀椀瘀椀渀最 椀渀 倀攀爀猀椀愀⸀ ᰀ䄠渀搀 琀栀攀 氀攀琀琀攀爀猀 眀攀爀攀 猀攀渀琀 戀礀 瀀漀猀琀猀 椀渀琀漀 愀氀氀ഀഀ
the king’s provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews,਍戀漀琀栀 礀漀甀渀最 愀渀搀 漀氀搀Ⰰ 氀椀琀琀氀攀 挀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀 愀渀搀 眀漀洀攀渀Ⰰ 椀渀 漀渀攀 搀愀礀Ⰰ 攀瘀攀渀 甀瀀漀渀 琀栀攀ഀഀ
thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the਍猀瀀漀椀氀 漀昀 琀栀攀洀 昀漀爀 愀 瀀爀攀礀⸀ᴀ†⠀䔀猀琀 ㌀㨀㄀㌀⤀ 圀栀愀琀 䔀猀琀栀攀爀 眀愀渀琀攀搀 眀愀猀 猀愀氀瘀愀琀椀漀渀㬀 猀栀攀ഀഀ
wanted safety for herself and for her family. <o:p></o:p></span></p>਍ഀഀ
<p style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:black'>The only way this great਍漀戀樀攀挀琀 挀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 最愀椀渀攀搀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 愀渀 愀甀搀椀攀渀挀攀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 瘀攀爀礀 欀椀渀最 眀栀漀 栀愀搀ഀഀ
made the decree, but there was also another law in effect at that time: “All਍琀栀攀 欀椀渀最ᤀ猠 猀攀爀瘀愀渀琀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 欀椀渀最ᤀ猠 瀀爀漀瘀椀渀挀攀猀Ⰰ 搀漀 欀渀漀眀 琀栀愀琀ഀഀ
whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court,਍眀栀漀 椀猀 渀漀琀 挀愀氀氀攀搀Ⰰ 琀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 漀渀攀 氀愀眀 漀昀 栀椀猀 琀漀 瀀甀琀 栀椀洀 琀漀 搀攀愀琀栀Ⰰ 攀砀挀攀瀀琀 猀甀挀栀 琀漀ഀഀ
whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live.” (Est 4:11a)਍㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ
਍㰀瀀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀琀攀砀琀ⴀ愀氀椀最渀㨀樀甀猀琀椀昀礀✀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀挀漀氀漀爀㨀戀氀愀挀欀✀㸀䤀渀 琀栀椀猀 栀椀猀琀漀爀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀ഀഀ
Israelite people, we find a fitting description of the plight of the sinner.਍圀栀攀渀 栀攀 椀猀 琀爀甀氀礀 挀漀渀瘀椀渀挀攀搀 漀昀 栀椀猀 猀椀渀猀Ⰰ 栀攀 猀攀攀洀猀 栀椀洀猀攀氀昀 眀漀爀琀栀礀 漀昀 搀攀愀琀栀⸀ഀഀ
Indeed, a decree has gone out from the King of righteousness, “Behold, a਍眀栀椀爀氀眀椀渀搀 漀昀 夀愀栀眀攀栀 椀猀 最漀渀攀 昀漀爀琀栀 椀渀 昀甀爀礀Ⰰ 攀瘀攀渀 愀 最爀椀攀瘀漀甀猀 眀栀椀爀氀眀椀渀搀㨀 椀琀 猀栀愀氀氀ഀഀ
fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.” (Jer 23:19) “But the wicked shall਍瀀攀爀椀猀栀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 攀渀攀洀椀攀猀 漀昀 夀愀栀眀攀栀 猀栀愀氀氀 戀攀 愀猀 琀栀攀 昀愀琀 漀昀 氀愀洀戀猀㨀 琀栀攀礀 猀栀愀氀氀ഀഀ
consume; into smoke shall they consume away.” (Psa 37:20) Again it is written਍琀栀愀琀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䐀愀礀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 刀椀最栀琀攀漀甀猀 䨀甀搀最攀 愀瀀瀀攀愀爀猀 椀琀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 愀猀 椀琀 眀愀猀 戀攀昀漀爀攀ഀഀ
the deluge of Genesis, “They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were਍最椀瘀攀渀 椀渀 洀愀爀爀椀愀最攀Ⰰ 甀渀琀椀氀 琀栀攀 搀愀礀 琀栀愀琀 一漀攀 攀渀琀攀爀攀搀 椀渀琀漀 琀栀攀 愀爀欀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 昀氀漀漀搀ഀഀ
came, and destroyed them all.” (Luke 17:27) <o:p></o:p></span></p>਍ഀഀ
<p style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:black'>We see here strong਍眀漀爀搀猀 愀渀搀 搀爀愀洀愀琀椀挀 搀攀猀挀爀椀瀀琀椀漀渀猀 最椀瘀攀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䠀漀氀礀 伀渀攀 漀昀 䤀猀爀愀攀氀⸀ ᰀ吠栀攀渀 愀渀猀眀攀爀攀搀ഀഀ
Yahweh unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said, ‘Gird up thy loins now like a਍洀愀渀㨀 䤀 眀椀氀氀 搀攀洀愀渀搀 漀昀 琀栀攀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 搀攀挀氀愀爀攀 琀栀漀甀 甀渀琀漀 洀攀⸀ 圀椀氀琀 琀栀漀甀 愀氀猀漀 搀椀猀愀渀渀甀氀ഀഀ
my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?’” (Job਍㐀　㨀㘀ⴀ㠀⤀ ᰀ䘠漀爀 漀甀爀 䜀漀搀 椀猀 愀 挀漀渀猀甀洀椀渀最 昀椀爀攀⸀ᴀ†⠀䠀攀戀 ㄀㈀㨀㈀㤀⤀ 圀栀椀氀攀 夀愀栀 搀漀攀猀 渀漀琀ഀഀ
appear to His friends as a fearsome Judge (1Kings 19:11-13), to those who do਍渀漀琀 欀渀漀眀 䠀椀洀 椀渀 愀 洀漀猀琀 椀渀琀椀洀愀琀攀 眀愀礀Ⰰ 䠀攀 椀猀 椀渀搀攀攀搀 氀椀欀攀 愀 眀栀椀爀氀眀椀渀搀 漀昀 昀椀爀攀⸀ഀഀ
Those who enter His presence with unconverted hearts are swept away by its਍昀甀爀礀㬀 愀渀搀 礀攀琀 氀椀欀攀 愀 琀爀甀攀 眀栀椀爀氀眀椀渀搀Ⰰ 愀琀 椀琀猀 瘀攀爀礀 挀攀渀琀攀爀 琀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 挀愀氀洀Ⰰ 愀渀搀ഀഀ
there is protection from outside forces. <o:p></o:p></span></p>਍ഀഀ
<p style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:black'>Those who would draw਍渀攀愀爀 琀漀 琀栀攀 䠀漀氀礀 伀渀攀 洀甀猀琀 搀漀 猀漀 挀漀洀瀀氀攀琀攀氀礀Ⰰ 琀栀攀礀 洀甀猀琀 渀漀琀 戀攀最椀渀 琀漀 眀愀氀欀 愀渀搀ഀഀ
then stop or retreat at some point, for “Jesus said unto him, ‘No man, having਍瀀甀琀 栀椀猀 栀愀渀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 瀀氀漀甀最栀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 氀漀漀欀椀渀最 戀愀挀欀Ⰰ 椀猀 昀椀琀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 欀椀渀最搀漀洀 漀昀 䜀漀搀⸀ᤀᴠഠഀ
(Luke 9:62) There is no such thing as being “almost” converted, if we are aware਍漀昀 琀栀攀 琀爀甀攀 愀渀搀 甀琀琀攀爀 洀愀樀攀猀琀礀 漀昀 夀愀栀眀攀栀⸀ 吀栀攀 挀氀漀猀攀爀 漀渀攀 挀漀洀攀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀 挀攀渀琀攀爀 漀昀ഀഀ
the whirlwind, the more force is experienced, and so it is for those who have਍戀攀攀渀 最椀瘀攀渀 琀栀攀 最爀攀愀琀攀猀琀 瀀爀椀瘀椀氀攀最攀猀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 洀漀猀琀 瀀爀攀挀椀漀甀猀 琀愀氀攀渀琀猀Ⰰ 礀攀琀 爀攀昀甀猀攀 琀漀 礀椀攀氀搀ഀഀ
completely to the security in the very heart of our Father. In the spiritual਍眀漀爀氀搀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 挀氀漀猀攀爀 眀攀 挀漀洀攀 琀漀 漀甀爀 䴀愀猀琀攀爀 眀椀琀栀漀甀琀 礀椀攀氀搀椀渀最 愀 栀甀渀搀爀攀搀 瀀攀爀挀攀渀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀ഀഀ
more condemnation we bring upon ourselves for rejecting the greater light. “My਍戀爀攀琀栀爀攀渀Ⰰ 戀攀 渀漀琀 洀愀渀礀 洀愀猀琀攀爀猀Ⰰ 欀渀漀眀椀渀最 琀栀愀琀 眀攀 猀栀愀氀氀 爀攀挀攀椀瘀攀 琀栀攀 最爀攀愀琀攀爀ഀഀ
condemnation.” (James 3:1) “And that servant, which knew his Lord’s will, and਍瀀爀攀瀀愀爀攀搀 渀漀琀 栀椀洀猀攀氀昀Ⰰ 渀攀椀琀栀攀爀 搀椀搀 愀挀挀漀爀搀椀渀最 琀漀 䠀椀猀 眀椀氀氀Ⰰ 猀栀愀氀氀 戀攀 戀攀愀琀攀渀 眀椀琀栀ഀഀ
many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes,਍猀栀愀氀氀 戀攀 戀攀愀琀攀渀 眀椀琀栀 昀攀眀 猀琀爀椀瀀攀猀⸀ 䘀漀爀 甀渀琀漀 眀栀漀洀猀漀攀瘀攀爀 洀甀挀栀 椀猀 最椀瘀攀渀Ⰰ 漀昀 栀椀洀ഀഀ
shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will਍愀猀欀 琀栀攀 洀漀爀攀⸀ᴀ†⠀䰀甀欀攀 ㄀㈀㨀㐀㜀Ⰰ㐀㠀⤀ 㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ
਍㰀瀀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀琀攀砀琀ⴀ愀氀椀最渀㨀樀甀猀琀椀昀礀✀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀挀漀氀漀爀㨀戀氀愀挀欀✀㸀䈀甀琀Ⰰ ᰀ琠栀攀爀攀 椀猀ഀഀ
therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not਍愀昀琀攀爀 琀栀攀 昀氀攀猀栀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 愀昀琀攀爀 琀栀攀 匀瀀椀爀椀琀⸀ᴀ†⠀刀漀洀 㠀㨀㄀⤀ 䤀昀 眀攀 愀爀攀 䤀一 䠀椀洀Ⰰ 琀爀甀氀礀 椀渀ഀഀ
Him and dead to self and sin, we are safe from the fire and the fury; at the਍攀礀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 猀琀漀爀洀Ⰰ 愀琀 琀栀攀 䠀攀愀爀琀 漀昀 夀愀栀Ⰰ ᰀ䤠 眀椀氀氀 戀漀琀栀 氀愀礀 洀攀 搀漀眀渀 椀渀 瀀攀愀挀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀ഀഀ
sleep: for thou, Yahweh, only makest me dwell in safety. “ (Psa 4:8) There is਍匀愀戀戀愀琀栀 爀攀猀琀 琀栀攀爀攀⸀ 圀栀攀渀 眀攀 洀愀欀攀 琀栀愀琀 昀甀氀氀 猀甀爀爀攀渀搀攀爀 琀漀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀Ⰰ 渀漀琀 漀渀氀礀ഀഀ
condemnation but guilt also is dispelled, for He is the Lord of the Whirlwind: “And਍䠀攀 愀爀漀猀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 爀攀戀甀欀攀搀 琀栀攀 眀椀渀搀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 猀愀椀搀 甀渀琀漀 琀栀攀 猀攀愀Ⰰ ᠀倠攀愀挀攀Ⰰ 戀攀 猀琀椀氀氀⸀ᤀ†䄀渀搀ഀഀ
the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. “ (Mark 4:39) <o:p></o:p></span></p>਍ഀഀ
<p style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:black'>Now, of Esther’s਍猀愀氀瘀愀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 猀栀攀 欀渀攀眀 椀琀 挀漀甀氀搀 漀渀氀礀 戀攀 愀挀挀漀洀瀀氀椀猀栀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 瘀攀爀礀 伀渀攀 眀栀漀 栀愀搀ഀഀ
decreed her destruction. So it is with those who, trembling, see their only਍猀愀氀瘀愀琀椀漀渀 椀渀 琀栀攀 伀渀攀 眀栀漀 愀戀栀漀爀猀 琀栀攀 猀椀渀 眀栀椀挀栀 挀漀渀搀攀洀渀猀 琀栀攀洀⸀ 一攀瘀攀爀琀栀攀氀攀猀猀Ⰰ 氀椀欀攀ഀഀ
the queen, those who would be saved must place their trust in the One upon the਍吀栀爀漀渀攀⸀ ᰀ吠栀攀渀 䔀猀琀栀攀爀 戀愀搀攀 琀栀攀洀 爀攀琀甀爀渀 䴀漀爀搀攀挀愀椀 琀栀椀猀 愀渀猀眀攀爀Ⰰ ᠀䜠漀Ⰰ 最愀琀栀攀爀ഀഀ
together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and਍渀攀椀琀栀攀爀 攀愀琀 渀漀爀 搀爀椀渀欀 琀栀爀攀攀 搀愀礀猀Ⰰ 渀椀最栀琀 漀爀 搀愀礀㨀 䤀 愀氀猀漀 愀渀搀 洀礀 洀愀椀搀攀渀猀 眀椀氀氀 昀愀猀琀ഀഀ
likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law:਍愀渀搀 椀昀 䤀 瀀攀爀椀猀栀Ⰰ 䤀 瀀攀爀椀猀栀⸀ᤀᴠ†⠀䔀猀琀 㐀㨀㄀㔀Ⰰ㄀㘀⤀ 㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ
਍㰀瀀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀琀攀砀琀ⴀ愀氀椀最渀㨀樀甀猀琀椀昀礀✀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀挀漀氀漀爀㨀戀氀愀挀欀✀㸀吀栀攀 䰀愀眀 椀渀搀攀攀搀 搀攀挀氀愀爀攀猀ഀഀ
that “the wages of sin is death,” (Rom 6:23a) and so we find that any who would਍戀攀愀爀 琀栀攀椀爀 椀渀椀焀甀椀琀礀 椀渀 琀栀攀 瀀爀攀猀攀渀挀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䨀甀搀最攀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 搀攀猀琀爀漀礀攀搀⸀ ⠀䨀甀搀最攀猀ഀഀ
13:22) We read, however, that “the king loved Esther above all the women, and਍猀栀攀 漀戀琀愀椀渀攀搀 最爀愀挀攀 愀渀搀 昀愀瘀漀甀爀 椀渀 栀椀猀 猀椀最栀琀 洀漀爀攀 琀栀愀渀 愀氀氀 琀栀攀 瘀椀爀最椀渀猀⸀ᴀ†⠀䔀猀琀ഀഀ
2:17a) This is the beauty of grace. Although we deserve death for the sins we਍栀愀瘀攀 搀漀渀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 漀甀爀 漀渀氀礀 猀愀氀瘀愀琀椀漀渀 椀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 伀渀攀 眀栀漀 栀愀猀 樀甀猀琀氀礀 搀攀挀爀攀攀搀 漀甀爀ഀഀ
destruction, that very King loves us &#8211; and if we seek atonement with Him then਍眀攀Ⰰ 愀猀 䠀椀猀 䈀爀椀搀攀Ⰰ 爀攀挀攀椀瘀攀 ᰀ朠爀愀挀攀 愀渀搀 昀愀瘀漀爀 椀渀 䠀椀猀 猀椀最栀琀⸀ᴀ†䤀渀 爀攀愀氀椀琀礀Ⰰ 琀栀椀猀 椀猀ഀഀ
accomplished through the Son of Yahweh, and for this reason the entirety of਍刀漀洀愀渀猀 㘀㨀㈀㌀ 爀攀愀搀猀㨀 ᰀ䘠漀爀 琀栀攀 眀愀最攀猀 漀昀 猀椀渀 椀猀 搀攀愀琀栀㬀 戀甀琀 琀栀攀 最椀昀琀 漀昀 夀愀栀 椀猀ഀഀ
eternal life through Yahshua, the Messiah, our Lord.” Truly “it is of Yahweh’s਍洀攀爀挀椀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 眀攀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 挀漀渀猀甀洀攀搀Ⰰ 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 䠀椀猀 挀漀洀瀀愀猀猀椀漀渀猀 昀愀椀氀 渀漀琀⸀ᴀ†⠀䰀愀洀 ㌀㨀㈀㈀⤀ഀഀ
<o:p></o:p></span></p>਍ഀഀ
<p style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:black'>Some people have been਍搀椀猀琀爀攀猀猀攀搀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 眀漀爀搀猀 ᰀ䜠漀搀ᴀ†漀爀 ᰀ䰠漀爀搀ᴀ†⠀椀渀 爀攀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀 琀漀 夀愀栀眀攀栀⤀ 搀漀 渀漀琀ഀഀ
appear in the Book of Esther. Some are bothered that there are no prayers਍洀攀渀琀椀漀渀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀椀猀 栀椀猀琀漀爀礀⸀ 吀栀攀猀攀 愀爀攀 栀愀爀搀氀礀 洀愀琀琀攀爀猀 昀漀爀 挀漀渀挀攀爀渀Ⰰ 栀漀眀攀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 眀栀攀渀ഀഀ
we see the clear spiritual parallels between the actual events and the vital਍氀攀猀猀漀渀猀 挀漀渀琀愀椀渀攀搀 琀栀攀爀攀椀渀 昀漀爀 攀瘀攀爀礀 猀漀甀氀 琀栀愀琀 猀攀攀欀猀 爀攀搀攀洀瀀琀椀漀渀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 挀甀爀猀攀ഀഀ
of sin. King Ahasuerus represents the Almighty, although his motives were਍渀漀眀栀攀爀攀 渀攀愀爀 琀栀漀猀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䬀椀渀最 漀昀 䔀琀攀爀渀椀琀礀⸀ 匀椀洀椀氀愀爀氀礀Ⰰ 渀漀 昀攀愀猀琀猀Ⰰ 猀愀挀爀椀昀椀挀攀猀Ⰰഀഀ
or even prayers to Yah are recorded, because Esther &#8211; representing one seeking਍猀愀氀瘀愀琀椀漀渀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 欀椀渀最 爀攀瀀爀攀猀攀渀琀椀渀最 䠀椀洀 ☀⌀㠀㈀㄀㄀㬀 栀愀搀 渀漀 眀漀爀欀猀 眀栀椀挀栀 眀漀甀氀搀 眀椀渀 栀椀猀ഀഀ
favor anyway. <o:p></o:p></span></p>਍ഀഀ
<p style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:black'>This is not a minor਍瀀漀椀渀琀⸀ 吀栀攀 瀀爀椀渀挀椀瀀氀攀猀 猀攀琀 昀漀爀琀栀 椀渀 琀栀椀猀 攀瀀椀猀漀搀攀 漀昀 䠀攀戀爀攀眀 栀椀猀琀漀爀礀 愀爀攀 愀 猀甀戀琀氀攀ഀഀ
but effective rebuke to all forms of legalism. Away with the thought that we਍洀甀猀琀 瀀攀爀昀漀爀洀 爀椀琀攀猀 愀渀搀 爀椀琀甀愀氀猀 椀渀 漀爀搀攀爀 琀漀 眀爀攀猀琀氀攀 愀 猀洀椀氀攀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 氀椀瀀猀 漀昀 伀渀攀ഀഀ
who has already died for us. Such efforts, if undertaken with a desire to gain merit਍眀椀琀栀 䠀攀愀瘀攀渀Ⰰ 猀瀀椀琀 椀渀 琀栀攀 昀愀挀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 匀漀渀 眀栀漀 栀甀渀最 漀渀 琀栀攀 䌀爀漀猀猀 椀渀 䠀椀猀ഀഀ
perfection. Esther made no great displays, she did not offer the king any gifts਍⠀昀漀爀 愀氀氀 琀栀愀琀 猀栀攀 栀愀搀 眀愀猀 栀椀猀 愀渀礀眀愀礀⤀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 猀栀攀 挀攀爀琀愀椀渀氀礀 搀椀搀 渀漀琀 瀀爀攀猀攀渀琀 愀氀氀ഀഀ
the wonderful benefits of her queenship before him as a reason why he should਍猀瀀愀爀攀 栀攀爀⸀ 一漀㬀 爀愀琀栀攀爀 猀栀攀 昀愀猀琀攀搀 ☀⌀㠀㈀㄀㄀㬀 愀 猀椀最渀 漀昀 琀爀甀攀 猀漀爀爀漀眀 愀渀搀 栀甀洀椀氀椀琀礀 ⠀倀猀愀ഀഀ
35:13, Joel 2:12) &#8211; and then she went into his presence. <o:p></o:p></span></p>਍ഀഀ
<p style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:black'>“Now it came to pass on਍琀栀攀 琀栀椀爀搀 搀愀礀Ⰰ 琀栀愀琀 䔀猀琀栀攀爀 瀀甀琀 漀渀 栀攀爀 爀漀礀愀氀 愀瀀瀀愀爀攀氀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 猀琀漀漀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 椀渀渀攀爀ഀഀ
court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon਍栀椀猀 爀漀礀愀氀 琀栀爀漀渀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 爀漀礀愀氀 栀漀甀猀攀Ⰰ 漀瘀攀爀 愀最愀椀渀猀琀 琀栀攀 最愀琀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 栀漀甀猀攀⸀ 䄀渀搀 椀琀ഀഀ
was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she਍漀戀琀愀椀渀攀搀 昀愀瘀漀甀爀 椀渀 栀椀猀 猀椀最栀琀㨀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 欀椀渀最 栀攀氀搀 漀甀琀 琀漀 䔀猀琀栀攀爀 琀栀攀 最漀氀搀攀渀ഀഀ
sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the਍猀挀攀瀀琀爀攀⸀ᴀ†⠀䔀猀琀 㔀㨀㄀Ⰰ㈀⤀ 䠀愀搀 䔀猀琀栀攀爀 瀀攀爀昀漀爀洀攀搀 愀渀礀 眀漀渀搀攀爀昀甀氀 眀漀爀欀猀 琀漀 瀀氀攀愀猀攀 琀栀攀ഀഀ
king, they would have been wasted; had she taken pride in them and come before਍栀攀爀 洀漀渀愀爀挀栀 攀砀瀀攀挀琀椀渀最 愀 爀攀眀愀爀搀Ⰰ 栀攀 洀愀礀 渀漀琀 栀愀瘀攀 琀愀欀攀渀 瀀椀琀礀 甀瀀漀渀 栀攀爀ഀഀ
presumption. Instead, she came before him in modesty and fear, and found਍栀攀爀猀攀氀昀 琀栀攀 爀攀挀椀瀀椀攀渀琀 漀昀 愀 氀漀瘀攀 愀渀搀 最爀愀挀攀 眀栀椀挀栀 栀攀 栀愀搀 栀攀氀搀 昀漀爀 栀攀爀 愀氀氀 愀氀漀渀最⸀ 㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ
਍㰀瀀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀琀攀砀琀ⴀ愀氀椀最渀㨀樀甀猀琀椀昀礀✀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀挀漀氀漀爀㨀戀氀愀挀欀✀㸀匀栀攀 搀椀搀 渀漀琀 琀愀爀爀礀 戀礀ഀഀ
the door, she did not hesitate before the throne. Rather she “drew near, and਍琀漀甀挀栀攀搀 琀栀攀 琀漀瀀 漀昀 琀栀攀 猀挀攀瀀琀爀攀⸀ᴀ†匀栀攀 挀愀洀攀 爀椀最栀琀 甀瀀 琀漀 琀栀攀 欀椀渀最 栀椀洀猀攀氀昀Ⰰ 愀渀搀ഀഀ
took hold of the symbol of that salvation which was offered to her. It is਍眀爀椀琀琀攀渀 昀漀爀 甀猀 琀漀搀愀礀Ⰰ ᰀ䰠攀琀 甀猀 琀栀攀爀攀昀漀爀攀 挀漀洀攀 戀漀氀搀氀礀 甀渀琀漀 琀栀攀 吀栀爀漀渀攀 漀昀 最爀愀挀攀Ⰰഀഀ
that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” (Heb 4:16)਍䠀愀瘀攀 眀攀 渀漀琀 琀栀攀 瀀攀爀昀攀挀琀 瀀愀爀愀戀氀攀 栀攀爀攀㼀 䰀攀琀 甀猀Ⰰ 氀椀欀攀 䔀猀琀栀攀爀Ⰰ ᰀ搠爀愀眀 渀攀愀爀ᴀ†愀渀搀 挀漀洀攀ഀഀ
indeed to the very center of our Almighty One. <o:p></o:p></span></p>਍ഀഀ
<p style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:black'>“Then said the king਍甀渀琀漀 栀攀爀Ⰰ ᠀圠栀愀琀 眀椀氀琀 琀栀漀甀Ⰰ 焀甀攀攀渀 䔀猀琀栀攀爀㼀 䄀渀搀 眀栀愀琀 椀猀 琀栀礀 爀攀焀甀攀猀琀㼀 䤀琀 猀栀愀氀氀 戀攀ഀഀ
even given thee to the half of the kingdom.’ And Esther answered, ‘If it seem਍最漀漀搀 甀渀琀漀 琀栀攀 欀椀渀最Ⰰ 氀攀琀 琀栀攀 欀椀渀最 愀渀搀 䠀愀洀愀渀 挀漀洀攀 琀栀椀猀 搀愀礀 甀渀琀漀 琀栀攀 戀愀渀焀甀攀琀 琀栀愀琀ഀഀ
I have prepared for him.’” (Est 5:2,3) Such love was offered to the queen that,਍栀愀搀 猀栀攀 搀攀猀椀爀攀搀 最漀氀搀 愀渀搀 爀椀挀栀攀猀Ⰰ 猀栀攀 眀漀甀氀搀 栀愀瘀攀 漀戀琀愀椀渀攀搀 琀栀攀洀㬀 礀攀琀 䔀猀琀栀攀爀ᤀ猠ഀഀ
desire was for a greater thing &#8211; life; and this life was found in close਍昀攀氀氀漀眀猀栀椀瀀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 欀椀渀最Ⰰ 愀 戀愀渀焀甀攀琀⸀ 䤀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 氀愀猀琀 搀愀礀猀 漀甀爀 匀愀瘀椀漀甀爀 猀愀礀猀 琀漀 甀猀Ⰰഀഀ
“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the਍搀漀漀爀Ⰰ 䤀 眀椀氀氀 挀漀洀攀 椀渀 琀漀 栀椀洀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 眀椀氀氀 猀甀瀀 眀椀琀栀 栀椀洀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 栀攀 眀椀琀栀 洀攀⸀ᴀ†⠀刀攀瘀 ㌀㨀㈀　⤀ഀഀ
<o:p></o:p></span></p>਍ഀഀ
<p style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:black'>Haman (whose name means਍ᰀ䴠愀最渀椀昀椀挀攀渀琀ᴀ⤠ 椀猀 搀攀猀挀爀椀戀攀搀 琀栀椀猀 眀愀礀㨀 ᰀ吠栀攀 愀搀瘀攀爀猀愀爀礀 愀渀搀 攀渀攀洀礀 椀猀 琀栀椀猀 眀椀挀欀攀搀ഀഀ
Haman.” (Est 7:6) We, as human beings, have a “magnificent” adversary and਍愀挀挀甀猀攀爀⸀ 吀栀攀 栀椀最栀攀猀琀 愀渀搀 洀漀猀琀 攀砀愀氀琀攀搀 漀昀 琀栀攀 愀渀最攀氀猀 昀攀氀氀 愀眀愀礀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 椀猀 挀甀爀爀攀渀琀氀礀ഀഀ
seeking the destruction of those unto whom have been shown Yahweh’s grace. He਍椀猀 渀攀瘀攀爀 昀愀爀 昀爀漀洀 甀猀 ☀⌀㠀㈀㄀㄀㬀 攀瘀攀渀 搀甀爀椀渀最 漀甀爀 琀椀洀攀猀 漀昀 昀攀氀氀漀眀猀栀椀瀀 眀椀琀栀 漀甀爀 戀爀攀琀栀爀攀渀ഀഀ
and our Father &#8211; even as Haman was present at the banquet of Esther and਍䄀栀愀猀栀甀攀爀甀猀⸀ 一攀瘀攀爀琀栀攀氀攀猀猀Ⰰ 椀琀 眀愀猀 愀琀 琀栀攀猀攀 戀愀渀焀甀攀琀猀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 琀爀甀攀 渀愀琀甀爀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀ഀഀ
adversary was revealed. “Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen,”਍愀渀搀 栀攀 眀愀猀 挀漀渀搀攀洀渀攀搀 琀漀 搀攀猀琀爀甀挀琀椀漀渀⸀ ⠀䔀猀琀 㜀㨀㔀ⴀ㤀⤀ 吀栀攀 瀀攀渀愀氀琀礀 搀攀挀爀攀攀搀 昀漀爀 琀栀漀猀攀ഀഀ
who had been accused by the adversary instead fell upon him, “So they hanged਍䠀愀洀愀渀 漀渀 琀栀攀 最愀氀氀漀眀猀 琀栀愀琀 栀攀 栀愀搀 瀀爀攀瀀愀爀攀搀 昀漀爀 䴀漀爀搀攀挀愀椀⸀ 吀栀攀渀 眀愀猀 琀栀攀 欀椀渀最ᤀ猠ഀഀ
wrath pacified.” (Est 7:10) “He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into਍琀栀攀 搀椀琀挀栀 眀栀椀挀栀 栀攀 洀愀搀攀⸀ᴀ†⠀倀猀愀 㜀㨀㄀㔀⤀ 㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ
਍㰀瀀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀琀攀砀琀ⴀ愀氀椀最渀㨀樀甀猀琀椀昀礀✀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀挀漀氀漀爀㨀戀氀愀挀欀✀㸀吀栀攀 焀甀攀攀渀 漀戀琀愀椀渀攀搀 琀栀攀ഀഀ
salvation she sought; not only for herself, but for those who were dear to her਍愀氀猀漀⸀ 吀栀攀 愀挀挀甀猀攀爀 漀昀 琀栀攀 戀爀攀琀栀爀攀渀 眀愀猀 挀愀猀琀 搀漀眀渀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 挀愀洀攀 琀漀 愀渀 攀渀搀Ⰰ 挀漀渀搀攀洀渀攀搀ഀഀ
by the very fellowship which existed between the king and the one who came into਍栀椀猀 瀀爀攀猀攀渀挀攀⸀ 䄀 氀椀欀攀 椀渀瘀椀琀愀琀椀漀渀 椀猀 漀瀀攀渀 甀渀琀漀 甀猀 愀氀氀 琀漀搀愀礀⸀ 䤀昀 眀攀 眀椀氀氀 挀漀洀攀 甀渀琀漀ഀഀ
the One who awaits our surrender, if we will grasp that golden scepter of mercy਍眀栀椀挀栀 椀猀 栀攀氀搀 漀甀琀 琀漀 甀猀Ⰰ 眀攀 眀椀氀氀 昀椀渀搀 瀀攀愀挀攀⸀ 䤀昀 眀攀 搀爀愀眀 渀攀愀爀 戀甀琀 搀漀 渀漀琀 挀漀洀攀 甀瀀ഀഀ
to the throne, if we accept His blessings without a complete commitment, we਍眀椀氀氀 戀攀 挀漀渀猀甀洀攀搀 戀礀 琀栀攀 昀椀攀爀礀 昀甀爀礀 琀栀愀琀 椀猀 琀栀攀 最氀漀爀礀 漀昀 漀甀爀 䨀甀搀最攀⸀ 䈀甀琀 琀栀椀猀 椀猀ഀഀ
good news: in His midst there is joy, and peace and safety &#8211; protection from਍琀栀愀琀 漀渀挀攀 洀愀最渀椀昀椀挀攀渀琀 漀渀攀 眀栀漀 ᰀ愠猀 愀 爀漀愀爀椀渀最 氀椀漀渀Ⰰ 眀愀氀欀攀琀栀 愀戀漀甀琀Ⰰ 猀攀攀欀椀渀最 眀栀漀洀ഀഀ
he may devour.” (1Peter 5:8) <o:p></o:p></span></p>਍ഀഀ
<p style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:black'>There is no protection਍椀渀 琀栀攀 眀漀爀氀搀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 渀漀 猀攀挀甀爀椀琀礀 昀漀爀 琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 漀渀氀礀 挀漀洀攀 瀀愀爀琀 眀愀礀⸀ 伀渀氀礀ഀഀ
by letting go of all that keeps us from this most intimate communion can we਍攀瘀攀爀 昀椀渀搀 漀甀爀猀攀氀瘀攀猀 昀爀攀攀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 戀甀爀搀攀渀 漀昀 猀椀渀Ⰰ 最甀椀氀琀 愀渀搀 搀攀愀琀栀⸀ 吀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀ഀഀ
have heard the Gospel, those become convinced that Victory over sin is਍瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀攀Ⰰ 昀愀氀氀 椀渀琀漀 琀眀漀 挀氀愀猀猀攀猀⸀ 吀栀攀爀攀 愀爀攀 琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 栀攀猀椀琀愀琀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀爀攀 愀爀攀ഀഀ
those who do not. <o:p></o:p></span></p>਍ഀഀ
<p style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:black'>Some have said, “I am਍渀漀琀 爀攀愀搀礀 礀攀琀⸀ 䰀攀琀 洀攀 昀椀砀 洀礀 氀椀昀攀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 䤀 挀漀洀攀 琀漀 䠀椀洀⸀ᴀ†䈀礀 搀漀椀渀最 猀漀Ⰰ 琀栀攀礀 搀攀渀礀ഀഀ
the very power which would both repair their temporal concerns, and fit them਍昀漀爀 氀椀昀攀 攀瘀攀爀氀愀猀琀椀渀最⸀ 䤀渀 琀栀攀 洀攀愀渀琀椀洀攀Ⰰ 眀漀爀氀搀氀礀 愀渀搀 挀漀洀瀀爀漀洀椀猀椀渀最 ᰀ䌠栀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀椀琀礀ᴀഠഀ
leavens them. Their ministers, preaching smooth things and saying “peace and਍猀愀昀攀琀礀Ⰰᴀ†洀椀渀椀猀琀攀爀 甀渀琀漀 琀栀攀洀 漀渀氀礀 椀渀 琀栀椀猀 挀愀瀀愀挀椀琀礀㨀 琀漀 昀椀琀 琀栀攀洀 洀漀爀攀 挀攀爀琀愀椀渀氀礀ഀഀ
for sudden destruction. (1Th 5:3, Isa 9:15,16) When the hesitant Israelite਍愀瀀瀀爀漀愀挀栀攀搀 漀甀爀 䴀愀猀琀攀爀 眀椀琀栀 眀漀爀氀搀氀礀 挀漀渀挀攀爀渀猀Ⰰ ᰀ䨠攀猀甀猀 猀愀椀搀 甀渀琀漀 栀椀洀Ⰰ ᠀䘠漀氀氀漀眀 洀攀㬀ഀഀ
and let the dead bury their dead.’” (Mat 8:22) This is the only way it can ever਍戀攀 愀挀挀漀洀瀀氀椀猀栀攀搀Ⰰ 椀昀 眀攀 眀椀氀氀 爀甀渀 琀漀 䠀椀洀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 最爀愀猀瀀 䠀椀猀 洀攀爀挀礀 琀漀搀愀礀Ⰰ 眀栀椀氀攀 琀栀攀ഀഀ
Spirit still calls. We cannot make ourselves ready for Him, we cannot hope to਍眀椀渀 䠀椀猀 昀愀瘀漀爀 戀礀 漀甀爀 昀攀攀戀氀攀 愀琀琀攀洀瀀琀猀 愀琀 瀀爀攀瀀愀爀愀琀椀漀渀⸀ 一漀Ⰰ 渀漀爀 洀甀猀琀 眀攀 戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀ഀഀ
that our sins are greater than His love for us. It is a great thing to go into਍琀栀攀 吀栀爀漀渀攀爀漀漀洀Ⰰ 欀渀漀眀椀渀最 眀攀 愀爀攀 眀漀爀琀栀礀 漀昀 搀攀愀琀栀㬀 礀攀琀 䠀攀 戀攀挀欀漀渀猀 甀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 漀甀爀ഀഀ
attitude must be as that of Esther. In my sorrow represented by fasting, and਍樀甀猀琀 愀猀 䤀 愀洀Ⰰ ᰀ猠漀 眀椀氀氀 䤀 最漀 椀渀 甀渀琀漀 琀栀攀 欀椀渀最Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 椀猀 渀漀琀 愀挀挀漀爀搀椀渀最 琀漀 琀栀攀ഀഀ
Law: and if I perish, I perish.” (Est 4:16b) It is written, “He that loveth his਍氀椀昀攀 猀栀愀氀氀 氀漀猀攀 椀琀㬀 愀渀搀 栀攀 琀栀愀琀 栀愀琀攀琀栀 栀椀猀 氀椀昀攀 椀渀 琀栀椀猀 眀漀爀氀搀 猀栀愀氀氀 欀攀攀瀀 椀琀ഀഀ
unto life eternal.” (John 12:25) <o:p></o:p></span></p>਍ഀഀ
<p style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:black'>The other class of਍瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 眀栀漀 栀攀愀爀 琀栀攀 䜀漀猀瀀攀氀 愀爀攀 猀甀挀栀 愀猀 琀栀攀猀攀㨀 圀椀琀栀 栀甀洀戀氀攀 猀漀爀爀漀眀 愀渀搀 最漀搀氀礀ഀഀ
fear, they accept it in faith. They do not run from their guilt, they do not਍琀爀礀 琀漀 樀甀猀琀椀昀礀 琀栀攀椀爀 瀀漀猀椀琀椀漀渀猀⸀ 吀栀攀礀 欀渀漀眀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀礀 洀甀猀琀 戀攀 戀爀漀欀攀渀 漀渀 琀栀攀 刀漀挀欀Ⰰഀഀ
or they will never survive to the salvation of themselves, and all those unto਍眀栀漀洀 琀栀攀礀 椀渀 琀甀爀渀 戀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀⸀ 吀栀攀礀 欀渀漀眀 琀栀攀礀 栀愀瘀攀 渀漀琀栀椀渀最 琀漀 漀昀昀攀爀Ⰰ 琀栀攀礀ഀഀ
know that it is only by the Scepter of Mercy that they can survive; and they do਍椀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀礀 攀渀琀攀爀 䠀椀猀 昀甀氀氀 瀀爀攀猀攀渀挀攀 ☀⌀㠀㈀㄀㄀㬀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀礀 栀愀瘀攀 猀攀攀渀 琀栀攀 愀氀琀攀爀渀愀琀椀瘀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 椀昀ഀഀ
they do nothing they will perish because of the decree: “The wages of sin is਍搀攀愀琀栀⸀ᴀ†吀栀攀礀 搀漀 渀漀琀 搀攀氀愀礀Ⰰ 攀椀琀栀攀爀 漀甀琀猀椀搀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 琀栀爀漀渀攀爀漀漀洀 漀爀 眀椀琀栀椀渀Ⰰ 昀漀爀ഀഀ
their only true security and sealing is found when they “draw near” and firmly਍最爀愀猀瀀 琀栀攀 猀愀氀瘀愀琀椀漀渀 眀栀椀挀栀 椀猀 漀昀昀攀爀攀搀 昀爀攀攀 漀昀 挀栀愀爀最攀⸀ 䤀渀 琀栀攀 昀攀氀氀漀眀猀栀椀瀀 眀栀椀挀栀ഀഀ
follows, at the very heart of Yah, there is the accuser cast down, and there਍漀渀氀礀 椀猀 猀愀氀瘀愀琀椀漀渀 最愀椀渀攀搀⸀ 吀栀攀 䴀攀猀猀椀愀栀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ ᰀ琠栀椀猀 椀猀 氀椀昀攀 攀琀攀爀渀愀氀Ⰰ 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀礀ഀഀ
might know thee the only true God, and Yahshua the Messiah whom thou hast sent.”਍⠀䨀漀栀渀 ㄀㜀㨀㌀⤀ 㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ
਍㰀瀀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀琀攀砀琀ⴀ愀氀椀最渀㨀樀甀猀琀椀昀礀✀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀挀漀氀漀爀㨀戀氀愀挀欀✀㸀䤀昀 琀栀椀猀 栀愀猀 渀攀瘀攀爀 戀攀攀渀ഀഀ
clear to the reader before in its fullness, by the grace of the One who਍猀甀昀昀攀爀攀搀 愀渀搀 搀椀攀搀 昀漀爀 漀甀爀 猀愀欀攀猀Ⰰ 䤀 攀砀琀攀渀搀 愀渀 椀渀瘀椀琀愀琀椀漀渀⸀ 䐀漀 渀漀琀 挀漀洀攀 瀀愀爀琀 眀愀礀⸀ഀഀ
Surrender fully, and be born again. Do not hesitate, for “behold, now is the਍愀挀挀攀瀀琀攀搀 琀椀洀攀㬀 戀攀栀漀氀搀Ⰰ 渀漀眀 椀猀 琀栀攀 搀愀礀 漀昀 猀愀氀瘀愀琀椀漀渀⸀ᴀ†⠀㈀䌀漀爀 㘀㨀㈀戀⤀ ᰀᠠ吠甀爀渀 礀攀 甀渀琀漀ഀഀ
me,’ saith Yahweh of hosts, ‘and I will turn unto you.’” (Zech 1:3b) Often,਍漀昀琀攀渀 爀攀瀀攀愀琀攀搀 椀猀 琀栀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀 漀昀 洀攀爀挀礀 愀渀搀 挀漀氀搀攀爀Ⰰ 挀漀氀搀攀爀 眀愀砀 琀栀攀 栀攀愀爀琀猀 漀昀ഀഀ
those who persist in their resistance. But it need not be that way. All the਍䬀椀渀最 琀爀甀氀礀 愀猀欀猀 漀昀 甀猀 椀猀 最攀渀甀椀渀攀 琀爀甀猀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 䠀攀 最椀瘀攀猀 甀猀 琀栀攀 猀琀爀攀渀最琀栀 眀攀 渀攀攀搀ഀഀ
for all His good pleasure. The Messiah promises, with words which can never਍昀愀椀氀Ⰰ ᰀ䌠漀洀攀 甀渀琀漀 洀攀Ⰰ 愀氀氀 礀攀 琀栀愀琀 氀愀戀漀甀爀 愀渀搀 愀爀攀 栀攀愀瘀礀 氀愀搀攀渀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 䤀 眀椀氀氀 最椀瘀攀ഀഀ
you rest.” (Mat 11:28) There is rest, there is Sabbath, there is peace਍昀漀爀攀瘀攀爀洀漀爀攀⸀⸀⸀ 眀栀攀渀 眀攀 愀爀攀 愀琀 琀栀攀 挀攀渀琀攀爀 漀昀 琀栀攀 眀栀椀爀氀眀椀渀搀 琀栀愀琀 椀猀 漀甀爀 䰀漀爀搀 愀渀搀ഀഀ
Savior, and holding firmly onto the staff of His mercy and salvation. <o:p></o:p></span></p>਍ഀഀ
<p style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:black'>Such sentiments are਍戀攀愀甀琀椀昀甀氀氀礀 攀砀瀀爀攀猀猀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 栀礀洀渀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 栀愀猀 爀攀挀攀渀琀氀礀 戀攀挀漀洀攀 漀渀攀 漀昀ഀഀ
my favorites (slightly modified to include the names of the Father and Son): <o:p></o:p></span></p>਍ഀഀ
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span਍猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀挀漀氀漀爀㨀戀氀愀挀欀✀㸀一攀愀爀 吀漀 吀栀攀 䠀攀愀爀琀 漀昀 夀愀栀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀甀㸀㰀⼀戀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀ഀഀ
style='color:black'><br>਍⠀䌀氀攀氀愀渀搀 䈀⸀ 䴀挀䄀昀攀攀Ⰰ ㄀㤀　㌀⤀ 㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ
਍㰀瀀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀挀漀氀漀爀㨀戀氀愀挀欀✀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 吀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 愀 瀀氀愀挀攀 漀昀 焀甀椀攀琀ഀഀ
rest,<br>਍☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 一攀愀爀 琀漀 琀栀攀 栀攀愀爀琀 漀昀 夀愀栀⸀㰀戀爀㸀ഀഀ
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A place where sin cannot molest,<br>਍☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 一攀愀爀 琀漀 琀栀攀 栀攀愀爀琀 漀昀 夀愀栀⸀ 㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ
਍㰀瀀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀挀漀氀漀爀㨀戀氀愀挀欀✀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 㰀甀㸀刀攀昀爀愀椀渀㰀⼀甀㸀㰀戀爀㸀ഀഀ
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; O Yahshua, blest Redeemer,<br>਍☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 匀攀渀琀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 栀攀愀爀琀 漀昀 夀愀栀Ⰰ㰀戀爀㸀ഀഀ
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Hold us who wait before Thee<br>਍☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 一攀愀爀 琀漀 琀栀攀 栀攀愀爀琀 漀昀 夀愀栀⸀ 㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ
਍㰀瀀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀挀漀氀漀爀㨀戀氀愀挀欀✀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 吀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 愀 瀀氀愀挀攀 漀昀 挀漀洀昀漀爀琀ഀഀ
sweet,<br>਍☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 一攀愀爀 琀漀 琀栀攀 栀攀愀爀琀 漀昀 夀愀栀⸀㰀戀爀㸀ഀഀ
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A place where we our Savior meet,<br>਍☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 一攀愀爀 琀漀 琀栀攀 栀攀愀爀琀 漀昀 夀愀栀⸀ 㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ
਍㰀瀀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀挀漀氀漀爀㨀戀氀愀挀欀✀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ⠀刀攀昀爀愀椀渀⤀ 㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ
਍㰀瀀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀挀漀氀漀爀㨀戀氀愀挀欀✀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 吀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 愀 瀀氀愀挀攀 漀昀 昀甀氀氀ഀഀ
release,<br>਍☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 一攀愀爀 琀漀 琀栀攀 栀攀愀爀琀 漀昀 夀愀栀⸀㰀戀爀㸀ഀഀ
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A place where all is joy and peace,<br>਍☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 一攀愀爀 琀漀 琀栀攀 栀攀愀爀琀 漀昀 夀愀栀⸀ 㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ
਍㰀瀀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀挀漀氀漀爀㨀戀氀愀挀欀✀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ⠀刀攀昀爀愀椀渀⤀ 㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ
਍㰀瀀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀琀攀砀琀ⴀ愀氀椀最渀㨀樀甀猀琀椀昀礀✀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀挀漀氀漀爀㨀戀氀愀挀欀✀㸀䴀愀礀 琀栀椀猀 眀漀渀搀攀爀昀甀氀ഀഀ
experience be shed like an autumn rain upon all who read this, and may you come਍戀漀氀搀氀礀 愀渀搀 甀渀栀攀猀椀琀愀琀椀渀最氀礀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 漀甀爀 䠀攀愀瘀攀渀氀礀 䘀愀琀栀攀爀ᤀ猠 吀栀爀漀渀攀⸀ 㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ
਍㰀瀀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀挀漀氀漀爀㨀戀氀愀挀欀✀㸀䐀愀瘀椀搀⸀㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ
</blockquote>਍㰀⼀搀椀瘀㸀ഀഀ
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