God’s invitation to serve Him at work
Setting:
• Secular job – gov’t official
• Pagan culture
• Co-workers/contacts- lewd, heavy drinking
• Haman – arrogant boss who hates him
• Xerxes – evil leader of evil regime
• Backstabbing plots
• Challenges to his integrity
3 Major Principles:
• Spiritual Life is the foundation of his professional life
• Spiritual Life made him do his job with excellence
• Spiritual Life created circumstances for God’s blessings
Mordecai’s spiritual life was the foundation of his professional life
• Loved the word
• Loved God’s people
• Believed God at work in his secular life
• Kept family a priority
Mordecai’s faith made him an excellent employee
• Submissive to authority
• Served God by serving well
• Long term faithfulness
• Godly wisdom
God blessed Mordecai through his job.
• Esther protected
• Mordecai honored
• Given favor due to his faithfulness, enemies shamed
Promoted according to God’s plans
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