Esther And The Gamble Purim

Juan O Savin and the Gamble Purim | Audio Only

Enjoy the retelling of one of the Bible’s great stories of prayer, action and faith.
Source
https://youtu.be/p4aLWfYW_Lk

Purim begins on March 6th – 7th
Ends Sundown

Esther – A Book In The Bible
This is from the Book of Esther where Juan retells the story of Queen Esther and her Uncle Mordecai.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Esther+1&version=AMP
When coming to the end of a chapter, use the prompt to continue reading.

Famous line from the Book of Esther.
Esther 4:14
Amplified Bible
14 For if you remain silent at this time, liberation and rescue will arise for the Jews from another place, and you and your father’s house will perish [since you did not help when you had the chance]. And who knows whether you have attained royalty for such a time as this [and for this very purpose]?”

Notes Version with active search tool.
What does it mean that Esther was appointed “for such a time as this ...
https://www.gotquestions.org/for-such-a-time-as-this.html

I thought possibly I would retell a story from my life’s experiences.
I had said many times to God. “Set me upright. Like an upright load bearing timber and then set a great weight upon me.”
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And The Just Shall Live By Faith

In the beginning of our marriage I wanted to make a lot of money. I soon learned that making a lot of money did not come easy to me.
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I found it was much easier for me raise money for “others” than it was for me personally.
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At one point in time, in one of many careers, I worked as a director of a Salvation Army homeless shelter in Portland, Oregon.
There were six programs operating concurrently, from a Winter Shelter for homeless families. A woman’s overnight shelter. A housing program for men transitioning out of Multnomah County Jail. A nightly bunk program for day laborers. And a federally funded program for up to 50 veterans including a spouse and their immediate family. We provided public meals six days a week and also for our full-time residents.
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I supervised 40 line staff, three administrators and four social workers. There may have been as many as 250 guests in the building on any given Winter rainy night in a 40,000 sqft facility.
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As I was praying about the finances, the Harbor Light had always struggled to make payroll every two weeks for a very long time.
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In fact, when I finally was able to look at the books. I remarked to the Wife, I believed they have hired me to close the Programs, because there was so much red ink.
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People have this idea that The Salvation Army is deep pockets, but every program has to carry its own financial weight.
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Through prayer, providence, need and through scripture reading I felt as though the Lord was asking me to request a $250,000 gift be given to support these life changing programs.
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I reread the Lord’s promises I had been given every day.
Our Financial Development Department had found a Challenge grant for $75,000.00. Not exactly quarter of a million.
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The challenge was, if we raised $37,500 for the Harbor Light programs, then the donor would give us $37,500.
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We had a list of donors who had given money to The Salvation Army for similar programs before and these potential donors were in our service area.
We sent the 1000 letters out to 1000 potential donors. The letters would hit the donors’ mail box on the following Monday.
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The very day the request letters landed in the donor’s mail box was the day of the first landfall of Hurricane Katrina.
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It was obvious the storm was going to cause a lot of damage to not only buildings, infrastructure and the devastation of millions of people’s lives.
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When we mailed the request letter, the ask was for a specific need.
What God did next is truly miraculous. Katrina was all over the news, and the pundits were predicting a catastrophe resulting from the storm.
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We surmised, later, people saw the Red Shield logo. Then the people gave out of the generosity of their soul.
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It’s interesting that God gave this scripture to me on June 16, 2005 I noted in my Bible. “Begged God for 250,000.”
Psalms 115
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+115&version=AMP
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The Salvation Army has strict rules regarding how, when and where donations come in. Moneys raised with a particular request, the moneys then cannot be reallocated to other needs.
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Then I wrote in my Bible on July 30,2005 below the 98th Psalm. I am now certain God will supply the need. I started jumping up and down, hooping and hollering praising God all by myself.
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Why? I had not seen it with my physical eyes but I saw the need provided- by faith. It was as real to me that day as if I had already seen it done. Glory Be To God.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+98&version=AMP
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I saw, by faith, the funding arrive as if it was already done.
2 Corinthians 5:7
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+5%3A7&version=AMP
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Then I wrote in my Bible under Psalms 98. September 2005 “God provided $236,000
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Then I was reminded of the challenge grant of $37,500. With the challenge grant and the other moneys of $236,000 for a total $273,500 Exceeding more than I had asked for.
Ephesians 3:20
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+3%3A20&version=AMP
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Ever since then I have never been cheap in my asking. I figured if God can out give my request. I have the responsibility to believe God for some really big stuff. As big as my faith.
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I still had a debt hanging over my head from past directors not being financially wise.
All of the programs under one roof, had slowly, over 20 years, incurred a debt of $115,000. All we could do was to service the debt by making interest only payments.
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Since The Salvation Army had recently sold a building in downtown Portland. The managing board decided, after all expenses were paid from the sale of the building. The right thing to do was to retire the debt of the Portland Harbor Light of $115,000 which had drained us of our cash flow.
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For the first time in more than 20 years. The Portland Harbor Light was out of debt and had cash flow funds to pay payroll without having to borrow until we could pay all of the bills.
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The Lord sets the captives free of debt slavery too.
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From 2008 to 2016 I raised another $6,000,000 for The Salvation Army.
But I have only done what I was asked of me to do.
Luke 17:7-10
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+17%3A7-10&version=AMP
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Where We Go One We Go All
Romans 12:18-19 amplified version
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+5%3A18-19&version=AMP
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By one man’s wrong doing, all huemanity fell out of a higher dimension.
By one Man’s sacrifice all men have an opportunity to be lifted up and out of “the world.”
The world is splitting.
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Revelation 21:1-5 AMP - The New Heaven and Earth - Then I saw a - Bible ...
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation%2021%3A1-5&version=AMP
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Have faith in God to do more than you can ask or think.
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