Read Esther 1-5
The devil hates God’s people. While he was raising up Haman to get rid of the Jews, God was raising up Esther as the antidote. Whatever the devil has planned against us, God has an answer. Esther was not just another pretty face, she was to be a living sacrifice. God gave her favor in the sight of a heathen king so that she would save her people. She was a type of Jesus who willingly sacrificed her exalted place in the palace to lay down her life for her people. Mordecai was a type of the Holy Spirit who intercedes and exposes hidden things. He exposed the conspiracy of Bigthan and Teresh against the king and the plan of Haman against the Jews. He called the nation to repentance and encouraged Esther in her destiny. He was the strength of Esther. Haman was the type of the anti-christ or Satan. He hated the Jews without a cause. He used the king’s favor to get what he wanted. He was motivated by flattery and position. King Ahasuerus was the type of God. He was in control but moves when petitioned. He is motivated by passion and commitment. Esther is a type of the Church. She will rise up and take the kingdom by the plan of God.
When it was time to go before the king the first time, she only took what her servant told her. While she lived in the palace, she was still subject to Mordecai and did what he told her to do. When she was to go before the king to petition for her people, she followed the the advise of the Holy Spirit inside her. She had learned to submit herself to others and now it was not hard to submit herself to God. She wasn’t impulsive but very strategic. That is the way God is. He never acts impulsively because he has planned everything out in his timing. This is a word for me.
Thank you, Lord for giving us this to read today. May we rest in Your plan because it is always right. Give us rest and a heart to pray. Today is the Feast of Tabernacles so may we tabernacle in your courts today!
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