HEROES Part 5: Esther

Psalm 59:16-17

But I will sing of your strength;I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress.

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Hebrews 12:1 NIV

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.

When your future is uncertain, is when God wants to use you.

Esther 2:5-7 MSG

Now there was a Jew who lived in the palace complex in Susa. His name was Mordecai the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish—a Benjaminite. His ancestors had been taken from Jerusalem with the exiles and carried off with King Jehoiachin of Judah by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon into exile. Mordecai had reared his cousin Hadassah, otherwise known as Esther, since she had no father or mother. The girl had a good figure and a beautiful face. After her parents died, Mordecai had adopted her.

Psalm 33:11 NIV

But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.

Finding your purpose in the face of uncertainty requires

FAITH and TRUST

Esther 2:17 

Now the king was attracted to Esther more than to any of the other women, and she won his favor and approval more than any of the other virgins. So he set a royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.

Psalm 31:14-15 NIV

But I trust in you, Lord; say, “You are my God.” 15 My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies, from those who pursue me. 

Finding your purpose in the face of uncertainty requires

FAITH and TRUST

COURAGE

Esther 4:13-14 NIV

“Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape. 14 For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish…

Esther 4:14 NIV

And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”

Isaiah 41:10 NIV

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.I will strengthen you and help you; will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Finding your purpose in the face of uncertainty requires

FAITH and TRUST

COURAGE

FOCUS ON GOD

Esther 4:15 

Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: 16 “Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do.

Finding your purpose in the face of uncertainty requires

FAITH and TRUST

COURAGE

FOCUS ON GOD

GREAT INITIATIVE

Esther 4:15 

When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.”

“In every age there comes a time when a leader must come forward to meet the needs of the hour. Therefore, there is no potential leader who does not have the opportunity to make a positive difference in society.”― Winston S. Churchill

Romans 8:28 NIV

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Acts 10:38 NIV

how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.