Father, here is one of the great faith statements. Mordecai has no doubt that You will save him and his people. He sends this message to Esther “If you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your family will perish.”
His faith is strong. He is sure that You will save Your people. The only question is how.
Father, strengthen my faith, so that even in the darkest time, there is no doubt in my mind or heart that You will deliver me. The problems I deal with seem so small compared to the circumstances here. No one has ever marked me and my family or church for death. But I know that the difficulties I face in my life are a concern of Yours as well.
Thank You that there is no problem too big for You to handle. And thank You that there is also no problem too small for You to help me with. Thank You that like Mordecai’s and Esther’s, You answer my prayers as well.
Here is also one of the great challenges in scripture. Mordecai includes in his message: “And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” It is so evident that He believes You orchestrated the events in this time and of Esther becoming queen.
The question is, will she rise to be the instrument of deliverance You placed her there to be?
She did. But Lord, will I?
Is there something You have orchestrated in my life that I need to respond to, because You have placed me where I am “for such a time as this”?
Father, open my eyes to see if there is something You are preparing me for, calling me to. And give me the courage to act. It may not be as big or as risky as Esther’s call. It may only be something small: inviting someone to church, praying with a friend or stranger, reaching out to someone who has no one.
Help me see Lord, where You could use me, how You can use me. Don’t let me do it in my own strength, but like Esther, let me go forward in prayer and in Your power.
Because “Your love reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the skies, Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, Your justice like the great deep, and Your unfailing love is priceless,” let me and my loved ones “take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.”
Protect us from whatever comes against us, attacking us in any area of our lives: financial, physical, emotional, psychological, relational, spiritual. I give our finances to You, and place them in the shadow of Your wings. I offer You our relationships, our emotions, our thoughts, our attitudes. Father, keep our spirits safe and turned to You alone.
Let me and my loved ones “feast on the abundance of Your house”, let us “drink from Your river of delights. You are the fountain of life”. Let us live in this abundant blessing. Amen
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