Mordecai found out about the plot and told Queen Esther, who in turn reported it to the king. (Est. 2:22)
Expanded Passage: Esther 2:21-23
Christian history is full of ordinary people who persisted in advocating for those without power, even when they might have felt like irritants. For example, abolitionist pastors (like Rev. Adam Crooks, an early Wesleyan abolitionist appointed to North Carolina) were dragged from their pulpits, burned in effigy, or hanged and beaten due to their commitment to advocate for all of God’s children to be free. Wesleyans today might benefit from the witness of Mordecai: who, when he witnessed a plot to dehumanize a whole class of people, kept speaking to those who could advocate on their behalf.
Mordecai uncovered a plan to assassinate King Xerxes, whose rule was a threat to himself, Esther, and the other Jewish people living in Susa. Unafraid, Mordecai used his voice to prevent an evil act, despite putting himself at great risk. Similarly, Esther chose to warn the king, even though he had uprooted her from her home and made her queen against her will. Doing the right thing isn’t always celebrated, but God still calls us to keep using our voice for the least of these, as well as our enemies.
Advocate for all of God’s children, even those who would seek to hurt you.
Ethan Linder is the pastor of discipleship at College Wesleyan Church (IN) and contributing editor for Education and Clergy Development of The Wesleyan Church.
© 2026 Wesleyan Publishing House. Reprinted from Light from the Word. Used by permission. Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®.
