DO NOT ACT FOR A REWARD BUT FOR A SENSE OF DUTY.
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DO NOT ACT FOR A REWARD BUT
FOR A SENSE OF DUTY.
Esther 2:7 And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had
neither father nor mother, and the maid was
fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took
for his own daughter.
The life of Mordecai is enough to be
emulated. He brought Esther up as she was an orphan. He never took advantage of
her and turned her into a sex machine. But what do we have today? The reversed
is the case, you cannot trust anybody with your girl child anymore. It is
either they turned her into nothing like a maid, or abused her.
The life of Esther also was also rewarding.
She adhered to the teaching of her guardian, she didn’t possess the attitude of
too-know or probably go her own way like we have today, it is all about
character for the blessing. Assuming she had given in to a man, how would she
go for the contest not to talk of winning.
"Mordecai,
discovered a plot against the king, and told it to his ward, the queen, and she
to her royal spouse. The deed was unrewarded; in this, however, the faithful
doorkeeper felt no disappointment. He acted not for reward, but from a sense of
duty. But the act was registered both in heaven and on earth, and it bore
fruit. It is enough for us to do our duty, and please God." F.B. Meyer.
