October 19, 2026
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Reading along with us in Esther and 2 Peter? Here’s today’s reading:
Esther 4 (NIV)
Mordecai Persuades Esther to Help
1 When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city, wailing loudly and bitterly. 2 But he went only as far as the king’s gate, because no one clothed in sackcloth was allowed to enter it.…..Continue Reading
Esther must take a huge step in faith to protect her people. Mordecai’s plea came in faith knowing God had the ability to protect and use her to save His people. God puts us in places for a reason; He will and wants to use us in many situations even when it may make us uncomfortable. Certainly Esther was facing death and we don’t typically see things that extreme but often it will be times where we need to be bold in out faith or face opposition but we must trust God that He gives us what we need in every situation!
Esther 4. Esther knows what she has to do and she was brave enough to go do it even if it means losing her life.
How important it is for us to know when to stay silent and when to speak. Mordecai responds appropriately to the situation he and the Jews are in and presses Esther to consider her role in saving the Jews. He expresses faith in recognizing God will save the Jews one way or another but lays it on thick what will happen to Esther and her family. But Esther does get the significance of the position she is in and shows courage to risk her life for the sake of her people. We all should consider the positions we are in and how God would use us in the context of them to accomplish His plan. And yet Esther does well to ask people to fast and presumably pray for God to work on their behalf. There is no use to seek to accomplish anything of significance without bringing it before God and seeking His assistance in it.
I’m in the third chapter of Esther. Reading this book you can easily feel. This book full of drama. Power intrigue. Would Have made a great novel or movie. Only difference is this is true. Enjoying reading Gods word today.
Esther 4
Esther 4
Esther 4
Esther 4
Esther 4
Esther 4 Esther was very courageous. It impressed me that she and her staff fasted for three days and asked Mordecai and the Jews to as well. They really wanted God to protect them and hear their prayer.
Esther was so disconnected to the people that she had no idea why Mordecai and the Jews were in mourning. When she found out what was going on, she stood at the crossroad and had two options to choose from. She chose to do what she was called to do, despite the risk of losing her life. And the Lord was with her, giving her wisdom and strength. “And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”
“And Mordecai told them to answer Esther: “Do not think in your heart that you will escape in the king’s palace any more than all the other Jews. For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?””
Esther 4:13-14 NKJV
So important to be discerning and inquire of the Lord how to act, or not act. It is easier to just keep one’s head down and hope for the best. Esther knows the reality that she could just be killed; done; story over. But she doesn’t proceed in that “worry” but asks for fasting and prayer and makes a plan. She is bold, but gentle and humble in her approach to the king.