Esther 2:22 But Mordecai heard about the plot and gave the information to Queen Esther. She then told the king about it and gave Mordecai credit for the report.
The plot was for two eunuchs to assassinate King Xerxes but because Mordecai had told Esther what he'd discovered, and she then told the King, the plot was aborted and the king's life was saved.
What struck me was the integrity of Queen Esther. She could so easily have told the king about the plot but pretended she had discovered it by herself and so would have had great favour with the king. But she was honest and gave the credit to Mordecai and he rightfully received the credit he was due and it ended up saving his life later on. Our actions can affect others so much!
It might be tempting sometimes to take the credit for something to ourselves and not let on that actually it was someone else who had the idea, or who instigated a new way of doing things, etc. just so we can look good.
We can even forget to give God himself the credit for all the good we have in our lives. People may praise us for a lovely house or the ability to do something and it's then we have a golden opportunity to say "Well actually, if it wasn't for the goodness of God I wouldn't have any of it."
Every good gift comes from God (James 1:17) which includes all our possessions, our skills and talents, basically everything that's good in our lives, so let's be like Queen Esther today and give others credit where it's due and give God all the glory and thank Him for it all.😊
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