“If you remain silent …, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you … will perish. And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?”
Esther 4:14
Take a look at two people, Esther and her cousin Mordecai, whose godly wisdom and faith in the Lord emboldened their hearts to be used in God’s providence. They were attempting to save the Jewish people, but Haman, second in command, wanted them destroyed. The now-Queen Esther, trusting in God’s wisdom and timing, risked approaching King Xerxes who had authority to decline her approach and take her life. Should he receive her and listen to her request, her life would be spared. As the narrative unfolds, evil Haman is confronted in his web of deceit, he is destroyed, and the Jews living there are delivered.
The story reminds us that we must fear God, not men. Esther and Mordecai refused to bow to Haman and his evil plot. Esther even risked her life as she stood courageously for God. She interceded for her people, fasting and praying for them. What beautiful pictures for us of how we can do the same, all the while seeing an early glimpse of Jesus who intercedes for us.
Praise God that He has brought us to Himself, now His ambassadors for such a time as this!
The story reminds us that we must fear God, not men. Esther and Mordecai refused to bow to Haman and his evil plot. Esther even risked her life as she stood courageously for God. She interceded for her people, fasting and praying for them. What beautiful pictures for us of how we can do the same, all the while seeing an early glimpse of Jesus who intercedes for us.
Praise God that He has brought us to Himself, now His ambassadors for such a time as this!
Scripture Focus
Esther 4:9-14
Insight
Lord, move in me to commit every difficult situation and every care in my life to You, my Savior, in prayer. Amen
Bible In A Year
- Ecclesiastes 11-12
- Psalm 68
- John 8