King Ahasuerus, king of Persia, had two guards, Bigthan and Teresh, who kept watch at the door of his palace. When the king went in and out, these two guarded him carefully, and watched to see that no enemy approached to do the king harm. The king had conference in these two men and was sure they would keep careful guard over his property and not let any suspicious-looking characters enter the palace.
However, while Bigthan and Teresh appeared to be dependable servants, all the while for some reason they hated the king. They even plotted together as to how they might kill king Ahasuerus and not be found out.
Now there was at that time in Shushan the palace, a man named Mordecai, who had been carried from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with many other captives, by Nebuchadnezzar many years before. Mordecai found out about the plot to murder Ahasuerus and got word to Esther the queen, who in turn told the king of his danger. The king ordered an investigation to be made and the report was found to be true. The two guards, Bigthan and Teresh, were hanged on a tree, and this was recorded in the chronicles of the realm. You can read this story for yourself in Esther chapters 2.
The king’s life was saved because one of his servants heard of the plot of the two palace guards and warned him in time. But what if Mordecai had kept quiet and let the king find out for himself? Would it not likely have been too late?
What if Ahasuerus the king had said, “What does that foreign captive know about what’s going on around here?” he would perhaps have made the greatest mistake of his life.
Dear unsaved reader, perhaps some friend or servant of the Lord has faithfully told you that your life is in danger of being lost fover if you go on unsaved, without Christ, the only Saviour. Have you chosen to ignore the warning or put off the matter of your soul’s salvation till a more convenient time? How sad if it should be written of you that you refused the offer of salvation or put it off until it was too late.
“All have sinned...” (Rom. 3:2323For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; (Romans 3:23)), but God in mercy waits to pardon all who come to Him through the work of His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, on the cross. “Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.” (Rom. 3:2424Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: (Romans 3:24)). But time is running out. The day of grace may end at any moment, and judgment will be the doom of all who are left in their sins.
“He that heareth My word, and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation [judgment], but is passed from death unto life.” John 5:2424Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. (John 5:24).
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