Charles Spurgeon's "Morning & Evening" Devotional: August 6th
Charles Spurgeon's "Morning & Evening" Devotional: August 6th Morning “He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.” Esther 6 Esther 6:1 he who commanded a hundred and twenty-seven provinces, could not command a little sleep; Esther 6:1 To while away the weary hours, and help him to slumber. Esther 6:2 Singular was the providence which led to the reading of this record; the hand of the Lord was in it. Esther 6:3 The monarch was impressed with the great service which Mordecai had rendered, and perhaps struck with the stern uprightness for which he was famous; and he felt that so loyal an adherent ought not to have been passed over and left unrewarded. Esther 6:5 He was up betimes to make a halter for the man he hated, but the Lord thought not so. Providence had brought him where he would mix for himself a bitter cup. Esther 6:6-9 He went as far as he well could, imagining that all these honours were intended for himself. Esther 6:12 Not at all elated, he took his old p...