The King's Decree

 “Then the king's scribes were summoned on the thirteenth day of the first month, and an edict, according to all that Haman commanded, was written to the king's satraps and to the governors over all the provinces and to the officials of all the peoples, to every province in its own script and every people in its own language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the king's signet ring.” --Esther 3:12

     In the book of Esther King Ahasuerus has a decree created.  It was a kingly ordinance that was intended for all of the people under his rule and command.  Because the king’s reign was so vast it encompassed multiple cultures, multiple people, and multiple languages that needed to hear about the decree Ahasuerus knew that just because he spoke a certain language and knew a certain culture of his own that does not mean that everyone under his rule would respond to the same thing.  For this reason, as the passage said, King Ahasuerus had the statute translated into the writing and language of every province and every language. 

     The Lord is Lord over all. All people, all nations, all languages are under his control and command. His statutes and decree is the Bible. If King Ahasuerus knew that his decree was important enough for all people in every language, how much more do you think the Lord knows his is?

Do you think that the king translated his decree himself, or did he have help doing that? Of course he had help. The verse says that “it was written in the name of King Ahasuerus.” This means that he didn’t do it himself, but it was given to people on behalf of him. In the same way, there are individuals who are actively, tirelessly, and urgently working to translate the Bible into every language known.  These are the Lord’s scribes. 

     We must work harder, stronger, and faster to translate the Bible into all of the remaining languages that need it!  There is no question about whether or not a language needs a Bible.  If they do not have it, they need it. God’s word is far more integral and needed than King Ahasuerus’ decree ever could be, so we must consider it to be such an urgent subject to get into the hands of all people that we devote ourselves to this work.

     My involvement in this process is to be a full-time missionary working on creating tools and resources for the translating to be as simple, and easy as possible. Perhaps your involvement is not to devote your working hours to a translation organization, but to devote yourself to praying for the Word to reach more people. Perhaps your involvement would be to financially support missionaries like myself to accelerate Bible translation.  Whatever capacity we are involved, involvement is essential! 

Jesus saves, Amen,

Andrew J. Belcher
@gobiblenow

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