A Study of Ruth & Esther - Day 20
READ IT (5 mins):
(Esther 4: 8-15)
8 Mordecai also gave him a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for their destruction, that he might show it to Esther and explain it to her and command her to go to the king to beg his favor and plead with him on behalf of her people. 9 And Hathach went and told Esther what Mordecai had said. 10 Then Esther spoke to Hathach and commanded him to go to Mordecai and say, 11 “All the king's servants and the people of the king's provinces know that if any man or woman goes to the king inside the inner court without being called, there is but one law—to be put to death, except the one to whom the king holds out the golden scepter so that he may live. But as for me, I have not been called to come in to the king these thirty days.”
12 And they told Mordecai what Esther had said. 13 Then Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, “Do not think to yourself that in the king's palace you will escape any more than all the other Jews. 14 For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” 15 Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai.
JOURNAL IT (5 mins):
Do you have any questions about what you just read? I encourage you to seek until you find the answer you are looking for.
How has this chapter inspired you?
How has this chapter challenged you?
PRAYER (10 mins):
Prayer prompts:
1. Spend a few moments praising God and telling him at least one thing you are thankful for. (Psalm 150)
2. Has the Lord convicted you of something in your heart? Repent. (Acts 17:20)
3. What burdens you today? Give your worries over to him and let him carry the load that burdens you. (Matthew 11:28-30)
4. Stop! Is God speaking to you? Listen. (John 16:13)
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