“I
will go to the king, even though it is against the law. If I must die for doing
it, I will die.”
Esther 4:16b
Esther walked
with Mordecai as he made his way to work at the palace in Shushan. Within the
palace were treasures beyond this teenager's imagination.
Mordecai, a Jew whose
position at the palace placed him at the gate, saw and heard the all the
latest news. He heard the news when Queen Vashti was banished by the
king. He heard the news when King Xerxes interviewed young virgins. And
Mordecai heard the news when Esther, his adopted daughter, was chosen to be the
new queen.
One day, Mordecai heard shattering
news that Haman, the King’s prime minister, had set a date to kill, all the
Jews throughout the provinces of Persia.
He ran to Esther. “You
have been chosen for such as time as this”
“But if I go before the
king and he refuses me I could die.”
“Isn’t this why God
placed you in the palace… to save a nation?”
”I will go before the
King, but fast and pray with me and my maids for three days. And if I die…I die.”
Esther was hidden within
a palace to change her world. She was not swept away with fame nor was she idle,
pompous and demanding. She shone like a star, the meaning of her name,
remaining virtuous and pure—excellent. And the king loved her. When he saw his
queen he saw a girl who was a beauty because she was sweet and excellent.
Where are you
hidden? Are you hidden in your gym class,
or concert band? Does the Lord have you hidden in English class, the football team or the school
cafeteria?
“What if my teachers
ridicule me? I could go to jail!”
“You have been chosen for
such a time as this.”
“I’ll have no friends.”
“Esther was a
compassionate courageous teenager who lived 2500 years ago. Shine like a star! Be
excellent and save your friends. A nation is on the brink of extinction. Go!”
Dear Lord,
Make me an Esther. I will shine for You!
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