Day 17 - Wake up and recover your life!
Scripture focus: We who have run for our very lives to God have every reason to grab the promised hope with both hands and never let go. It's an unbreakable spiritual lifeline, reaching past all appearances right to the very presence of God where Jesus, running on ahead of us, has taken up his permanent post as high priest for us, in the order of Melchizedek. Hebrews 6:18-20 (The Message)
I hope you've taken the time to read Esther's story.
I've heard people say it is a love story, and it is. But maybe not the way we think of love stories. Esther rises to position of queen, and as queen, she is able to actively participate in a God moment. That's awesome.
But before that happened, she was an orphan, she was a concubine, she was in a harem, she was seen only as an object of beauty. Certainly we could have forgiven Esther if she had turned to depression, hopelessness, drink and drugs.
Esther, however, chooses a different path.
She adapts to her environment without adopting the core values of her surroundings.
She accepts her current circumstances without confusing them with her calling.
She learns how to wait patiently but has trained to take charge of the moment when her big dream potential presents itself.
She is flexible, bending but not breaking under the force of her difficult circumstances.
Ultimately, she is brave.
What have you learned from Esther that might help you fulfill God's purpose for your life?
Recommended reading: Esther 7 – 10
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