Get Ready to Be Counted
Esther has been elevated to queen
without her nationality discovered.
And Haman the villain also rises
to the top politically. His hatred for
the Jews burns hot when Mordecai
fails to pay homage to him. Haman
persuaded King Ahasuerus to issue
an edict for destruction for the
Jewish race. Now Queen Esther
is faced with a deadly decision.
Should she risk revealing her
nationality in an attempt to dissuade
the king? Or should she protect
her life and silently watch while
her countrymen are slaughtered?
Lord, we’ll Stand & Be Counted:
And letters were sent by couriers
into all the king’s provinces… to kill
all the Jews, both young and old…
on the 13th day of the 12th mth & to
plunder their possessions (Est 3:13)
Mordecai sent this reply to Esther:
Don’t think for a moment because
you’re in the palace you will escape
when all other Jews are killed. If
you Keep Quiet at a time like this,
deliverance and relief for the Jews
will arise from some other place,
but you and your relatives will die.
Who knows you were made queen
for just such a time like this?
(Est 4:13-14). Then Esther replied:
Go, gather together all the Jews…
and fast for me. Do not eat or
drink for three days… I and my
maids Will Fast as you do. When
this is done, I Will Go to the king,
even though it is against the law.
And If I Perish, I Perish (v15-16).
Lord to witness Esther’s courageous
Identification with You & Your people
challenges me to look at my own life.
I ask myself if I’ve been committed
to being a part of Your people.
Grant me Lord the courage to
Identify with You and Your cause.
Give me courage to be different
even if it means being rejected
for Identifying With You. Amen.
Lord, help me to be a person who
has a Heart For You and Your ways.
Help me Lord to be one who is
in the right place at the right time.
Enable me Lord as I Fast and Pray
to have a powerful effect on those
around me by standing up for what
is right and following Your leading.
Make my prayers powerful enough
to encourage and enable the lives
of the people whom I pray. Amen.
Lord, show me when Your Spirit is
calling me to Put Aside everything
else in order to seek You; and give
me grace to respond to that call.
Give me the discipline I need to be
able to Follow Through and the faith
to know that You are able to deliver.
Make my heart obedient in Seeking
Your kingdom interests for You God
will take care of my needs. Amen.