MFM DEVOTIONAL 22ND OCTOBER,2021 -LESSONS FROM THE LIFE OF QUEEN ESTHER

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LESSONS FROM THE LIFE OF QUEEN ESTHER

22^ND OCTOBER, 2021

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Luke 14-15

FIRE SCRIPTURE: Esther 4:1-16

1 When Mordecai learned all that had happened, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city. He cried out with a loud and bitter cry. 

2 He went as far as the front of the king’s gate, for no one might enter the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.

 3 And in every province where the king’s command and decree arrived, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.

4 So Esther’s maids and eunuchs came and told her, and the queen was deeply distressed. Then she sent garments to clothe Mordecai and take his sackcloth away from him, but he would not accept them. 

5 Then Esther called Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs whom he had appointed to attend her, and she gave him a command concerning Mordecai, to learn what and why this was.

6 So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the city square that was in front of the king’s gate. 

7 And Mordecai told him all that had happened to him, and the sum of money that Haman had promised to pay into the king’s treasuries to destroy the Jews.

 8 He also gave him a copy of the written decree for their destruction, which was given at [b]Shushan, that he might show it to Esther and explain it to her, and that he might command her to go in to the king to make supplication to him and plead before him for her people.

 9 So Hathach returned and told Esther the words of Mordecai.

10 Then Esther spoke to Hathach, and gave him a command for Mordecai: 

11 “All the king’s servants and the people of the king’s provinces know that any man or woman who goes into the inner court to the king, who has not been called, he has but one law: put all to death, except the one to whom the king holds out the golden scepter, that he may live. Yet I myself have not been called to go in to the king these thirty days.” 

12 So they told Mordecai Esther’s words.

13 And Mordecai told them to answer Esther: “Do not think in your heart that you will escape in the king’s palace any more than all the other Jews. 

14 For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

15 Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai: 

16 “Go, gather all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast for me; neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will fast likewise. And so I will go to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish!”

MEMORY VERSE:- “Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.” – Esther 4:16

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE:

Fear not, the battle is the Lord's.

PRAISE WORSHIP: Take a worship song as led by the Holy Spirit.

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY:
YOU SHALL SEE THE END OF EVERY POWER ASSIGNED TO TERMINATE YOUR LIFE, IN THE NAME OF JESUS.

THE MESSAGE:

Queen Esther was a beautiful young Jewess brought up by her cousin, Mordecai, in the days of the Persian captivity. She became the Queen after Queen Vashti was removed because she refused to obey the command of her husband, king Ahasuerus. Her exalted position of a queen had no effect on Esther's love and loyalty toward her people (the Jews). When Mordecai confronted her about the calamity that was about to befall her people, Esther risked her life to approach the king uninvited, which attracted death penalty. She said "If I perish, I perish" (Esther 4:16). This should be the life of a Christian. A follower of Christ should defend his faith, no matter the situation.

This courageous act put up by Queen Esther gives a model to follow in approaching a difficult or dangerous task. You are to see privileges like Esther who believed that the safety of her people was more important than her life. She prepared for this mission by gathering support, fasting and moving into action. What situation is staring at you that you need to confront? Take action with boldness in Christ as Esther did and you shall be victorious.

Esther had a deep sense of destiny. She believed that her becoming a queen in a time like that was orchestrated by God to save the Jewish race (Esther 4:14). You must also note that no one is secure in his or her own strength. Esther was a queen and she shared some of the king's power and wealth, yet she still sought for God's protection and wisdom. It is foolish to believe that wealth or position can protect you in the time of danger. Deliverance and safety come only from God.

This is another lesson to learn from the life of Queen Esther. God's timing is punctual and perfect. You must learn to trust that timing. Also learn that anywhere God puts you, it is an opportunity to fulfil His purpose. Similarly, when you face any challenge in life, seek to know what God wants you to do and do it.

Beloved, God has called you to His kingdom "for such a time as this". Are you willing to defend the kingdom of God by telling people about His goodness towards mankind?

PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING

1. Holy Spirit, help me not to fail in my divine assignment for my generation, in the name of Jesus Christ.
2. Power of satan in any area of my life, catch fire now, in the name of Jesus Christ.
3. Lord, help me to live a selfless life, in the name of Jesus Christ.

EVENING

4. Lord, grant me the courage to stand to the end, in the name of Jesus Christ.
5. I shall not be replaced by another person in the agenda of God for my generation, in the name of Jesus Christ.
6. Holy Spirit, help me not to deny God even at the point of death, in the name of Jesus Christ.
7. I shall not miss my divine timing in the journey of my life, in the name of Jesus Christ.

DO HAVE A BLESSED DAY

MOUNTAIN TOP LIFE is a daily devotional by Dr. D.K Olukoya (General Overseer, MOUNTAIN OF FIRE and Miracle Ministries, Worldwide)