Esther ch 4

I didn't read or post last night and I regretted it today. I needed a word from The Lord this morning due to some issues that I've had. I could tell that I didn't red it because I needed a calming peace today and honestly I was so upset that I didn't even think to ray. Usually that is my very first thought, but today I was so upset that I couldn't even think straight. I couldn't eat it go either and I carried it with me throughout the entire day, which in turn made my day miserable for me and everyone else. I had every intention of leaving school early, but didnt leave until 5 this afternoon. I came home, and Satan was attacking me again. It has just been one of those days. This part week our pastor spoke about spiritual warfare and there was definitely some of that going on with me today for sure!

As I sat down to read my Bible I began to reflect on my day and then I started thinking about what type of emotions that Esther must have had going through her mind whenever she had to deal with all of these pressures that were thrown upon her at one time. She had the entire Jewish race resting on her shoulders. If she was not well-received by the king, then it wasn't just her death that was imminent, but the entire race of Jews which would eventually lead the way to Jesus being born.

In chapter 4, Esther shows her dignity and her bravery in so many different ways. When she found out that Mordecai was dressed in sackcloth and was mourning, she sent a servant to find out why. He told her that she must go in tnsee the king and beg for mercy for the Jews. She sent back word that she had not been summoned to the kings room for 30 days and that if any wine appears to the king without being summoned, if he does not hold his golden shelter out to them, they were to be out to death for showing up uninvited. Whew! Talk about a plus for King Xerxes. He had it all. Too many women and not one of them could bother him unless he wanted them to!

Esther knew that she could possibly be sentenced to death if she entered in to see the king without being summoned. When she sent this message to Mordecai he told her that she shouldn't think that she was so high and mighty just because she was married to the king, and that her heritage will eventually be found out. Then she would have died along with all of the Jewish race. At this time, Esther sent Word for all of the Jews to fast and pray for her as she went before the king. I'm sure this was a very emotional time for Esther. She told Mordecai that if she died, then she died and there wasn't anything she could do about it. While reading this, I began to think about the Christians who are being persecuted for ISIS. At this very moment, a church could be meeting behind closed doors just so they can read the bible together. These people are faced with true adversity. Esther and these current Christians have so much in common. They are risking their life to tell others about what Jesus did for them and to just speak about God. They have the same attitude that Esther had. "If I die then I die!" We need to practice being brave like Esther. We may not be able to do anything for prisoners in the Middle East but we can pray that god gives them leave and a dying grace as they move from this world into the next.