Today, for those who choose to participate, is the Esther fast which is part of the commemoration on Purim. It seems like more than a coincidence that this year’s Esther fast falls right at the same time that the Israeli Prime Minister gives a speech to the US Congress about the threat of Iran (modern-day Persia), a nation that is bent on the destruction of the Jewish state. Alongside this, Israeli elections will be held in two weeks giving the Jewish people the opportunity to choose what their future will look like and who will lead them. Please keep Israel in your prayers and that God would prepare this generation for “such a time as this.”