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Good-Bye Esther


Say Good-bye to Esther



Trust reverses the detours of adversity into the highways of destiny.



The story of Esther ends right where it started, but completely reversed. We have the same King and the same City that we started with, but Vashti is no longer queen. Instead, a young Jewish girl, Esther is Queen. The proud Haman is no more and his plan to annihilate the Jews led to his own destruction. Loyal Mordecai was raised up to replace Haman; bringing peace and prosperity to the Persian empire.

So who are you, Haman or Mordecai and Esther? None of us want to be a Haman, but sometimes we act like him. Sometimes weā€™re self-centered, bubbling with pride and arrogance. But as we have seen, pride comes before destruction.

We donā€™t want to be like that. We want to be like Esther and Mordecai. They simply did what was right. Most importantly, they were obedient to God! And God, in His own way, raised them up to positions of honor and prominence that nobody could have ever imagined.

God will do that for you too, if you follow His ways, wait for His timing, and trust Him with your life.

PRAYER: Almighty God, I thank You for the gift of Your marvelous Word. As we have spent the past 9 weeks studying the remarkable story of Esther, I pray that it will not just be a study, but it will be something that we live by from now on. 

I know that You have given us a purpose, just like you gave Esther. Help us to walk in that purpose and understand how to fulfil it for Your glory. 

Lord, I desire for the virtue of obedience to be embedded in our character and to be led by Your Spirit that we may receive uncommon favor as a result. 

Holy Spirit, help us to cultivate a lifestyle of prayer, to be totally dependent on You! Turn our lives around for the better like You did in the lives of Esther and Mordecai. Let everything that we are going through be used for Your glory. 

Lord, I pray that you will break us and build us up again, so that our character, speech and conduct reflect You! Make us woman of integrity, humility, patience, obedience, courage and passion. Be at the center of it all Lord and let our destiny be fulfilled. 

Amen

God bless you and
Love from your sister in Christ!


Here's the link to the entire study! It's been a pleasure sharing and spending time with you.

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