Thought

Mordecai (MORE-duh-kye), a Jewish man, had to be wise to survive. He lived in a city where his people were foreigners and didn’t fit in. Mordecai understood the dangers of palace life, so he knew how to advise Esther in the ways of the king’s court. In a similar message from the New Testament of the Bible, Jesus told His followers to be “shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves” (Matthew 10:16). Life in this world is difficult, and we need to be prepared. We need to look to God for wisdom we can count on, by reading the Bible, through prayer, and by listening to our parents and other trustworthy people God has placed in our lives.