Esther 3 & 4
Haman is enraged that Mordecai would not bow down before him. Mordecai had defied the law, but there was no reason to punish all of the Jews. One of the temptations we face in life is to be angry or afraid of a particular person and then project those feelings to a whole group of people. A Jew offended him therefore all Jews must be destroyed. Our temptation is to project our feelings on the basis of skin color, country of origin or language. Have you projected your feelings as Haman did?
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Prejudice is a frightening response to the actions of one or a group of people from a race or culture. The sad thing is that it still goes on today - most recently by the "hate church group" (Westboro Baptist)that picketed the Holocaust Museum & a Catholic Church in Dallas. It takes courage (as Esther showed) to stand up to prejudice, and I often wonder if I have the courage to do so! I ask God to give me that courage and exemplify His love for all mankind.
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