"If I Perish, I Perish"

"Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai: 'Go, gather all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast for me; neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day.  My maids and I will fast likewise.  And so I will go to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish.'" (Esther 4:15, 16)

Yesterday we spoke in honor of the Jewish "Feast of Purim," which will be celebrated over the coming weekend.  I know many don't like or read longer articles, but if you have not read it, I recommend that you do.

Mordecai and Esther, working together, and risking their lives, were the instruments in God's Hands to save the Jews.  Esther's, "....If I perish, I perish," has been the theme of life for all faithful Followers of Jesus Christ throughout history-- "Then Paul answered, 'What do yo mean by weeping and breaking my heart?  For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of Jesus." 

I have never read that the Jewish community in Europe during the 1930's and 40's did what Esther and her maids did. 

Father, in Jesus' Name, I pray for the same heart as Esther.  Amen.
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When Peter Torjesen, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"

Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2