Read Esther 4.
The total annihilation of the Jews had been decreed. Throughout the empire the Jews were in public
mourning, fasting, and prayer. Living in
the palace, Queen Esther had no idea what was taking place. When Mordecai conveyed the proclamation to
her, he requested that she go to the king to beg and plead on behalf of her
people. After all, ultimately Esther's own
life was at stake.
Under Persian law, anyone who barged in to see the king
would be put to death. These two cousins
provide some of the greatest examples of faith in the entire Bible.
1. Absolute trust in God's promises. (v.14)
If you do not intervene, God will use someone else.
Notice Mordecai's faith.
It was not in Esther. He knew the
covenant promises of God to Abraham and to David. Though persecuted, one way or another, God
would take care of His people.
2. Absolute trust in
God's timing. (v.14)
"Who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for
such a time as this?"
All of the events of her life, Mordecai's training of her,
and her promotion to Queen of Persia came down to this one decision. At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin
3. Absolute trust in prayer. (v.16)
Esther could not face this moment on her own. She needed God's help to give her favor with
the king. Her preparation included three
days of fasting and prayer by everyone involved.
4. Absolute trust in the outcome. (v.16)
Esther courageously went forward without knowing how it
would turn out. She believed so strongly
that this was the right thing to do, she was willing to put her life on the
line.
"Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the
conviction of things not seen."
Hebrews 11:1
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