10 Ester did not disclose her people or family ties, because Mordekhai had instructed her not to tell anyone. 11 Every day Mordekhai would walk around in front of the courtyard of the harem’s house in order to know how Ester was doing and what was happening to her.
20 Ester had not yet revealed her family ties or her people, as Mordekhai had ordered her; for Ester continued obeying what Mordekhai told her to do, as she had when he was raising her. - Esther 1
15 Ester had them return this answer to Mordekhai: 16 “Go, assemble all the Jews to be found in Shushan, and have them fast for me, neither eating nor drinking for three days, night and day; also I and the girls attending me will fast the same way. Then I will go in to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish.” - Esther 4
Message:
Sacrificing to do the right thing will lead to greater Honor.
Observation/Promise:
We all have a responsibility on earth. God has called us for such specific purpose to live and act on earth, are we following that calling? Most of the time, our calling will cost us something, and in one way or another we have to sacrifice to the point of our lives just as Yeshua sacrificed His life for mankind for He was called to be the Savior of the world. We still a have choice, whether to sacrifice and live out that calling or not. But somehow there is no greater meaning and significance in life when we live our callings and able to do everything, even sacrifice for what is right. We have to obey what GOD has set for us to do and sometimes obedience is already a sacrifice because we may not want to do what GOD wants us to do but when we do it, there is no regretting.
Command/Application:
Live out your calling and do what is right. Stay faithful and be willing to sacrifice even to the point of death. If you are not living out your calling, there is no meaning to life. When you are bored, you are definitely not living out your calling. Find out what GOD wants you to do and you can only know your purpose through Him because He created you.
Live out your calling and do what is right. Stay faithful and be willing to sacrifice even to the point of death. If you are not living out your calling, there is no meaning to life. When you are bored, you are definitely not living out your calling. Find out what GOD wants you to do and you can only know your purpose through Him because He created you.
