Prevailing


….. If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.(Est 6:13)


Being set apart is not earned but providential by the grace of God (Duet 10:15). The disposition of a Jewish man living under the covenant will be required to circumcise the flesh (Gen 17:11) and YHWH requires a deeper circumcision (Duet 10:16). The circumcision of the heart is beyond an outward recognizable separation but also of affections (Duet 30:6) and spirit (Rom 2:29). The acknowledgement is beyond that which human eyes behold but an eternal transaction in the spirit realm with a secure guarantee (Eph 4:30).


Holding fast to His love and thrusting ourselves into His tender mercies will guarantee our prevalence (Jud 1:21). These are the hardest to do because our human tendency is to work it out with our mind and hands without being on our knees. It is God that will ensure that we prevail if we would do it within the confines of His divine wisdom. Our prevailing is an observation by even our enemies because of the distinction in Christ, not in ourselves. How desperate are we to prevail? The determining factor lies in whether our life stem from the olive tree of Israel (Rom 11:17).