Esther 4:14-16
New King James Version (NKJV)
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!”
Esther had a choice. She could risk her life, go before the king and possibly save a nation or she could do nothing, hope no one would discover her true Jewish roots and possibly save herself. It couldn't have been an easy choice. We face choices everyday. Some require great bravery like Esther's choice. You may think you are not as brave as Queen Esther. Esther was not born brave, no one is, but she knew where her courage came from. She agreed to go before the king after she and all of the Jewish community spent three days fasting and praying for her. No matter what you are facing you can tap into that same courage. II Timothy 1:7 reminds us that we have not been given a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of sound mind. This year tap into that power. With God beside you there is nothing that can defeat you!
Father, You are my strength and my courage, my ever present help, my light in the darkness. Help me face my fears by giving them to You and trusting You. I know I can be the biggest obstacle to becoming all You created me to be so I give myself to You! Help me become all You created me to be and accomplish all You have appointed for me to accomplish this year. In Jesus Name, amen.
Esther had a choice. She could risk her life, go before the king and possibly save a nation or she could do nothing, hope no one would discover her true Jewish roots and possibly save herself. It couldn't have been an easy choice. We face choices everyday. Some require great bravery like Esther's choice. You may think you are not as brave as Queen Esther. Esther was not born brave, no one is, but she knew where her courage came from. She agreed to go before the king after she and all of the Jewish community spent three days fasting and praying for her. No matter what you are facing you can tap into that same courage. II Timothy 1:7 reminds us that we have not been given a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of sound mind. This year tap into that power. With God beside you there is nothing that can defeat you!
Father, You are my strength and my courage, my ever present help, my light in the darkness. Help me face my fears by giving them to You and trusting You. I know I can be the biggest obstacle to becoming all You created me to be so I give myself to You! Help me become all You created me to be and accomplish all You have appointed for me to accomplish this year. In Jesus Name, amen.
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