Topic: PRESS INTO YOUR DAY OF FAVOUR
Memorise: For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt
thou compass him as with a shield. Psalm 5:12
Read: Esther 5:1-3, Bible in one year: 1st Samuel
17:1-54, Mark 6:53-7:13
Queen Esther is one person who pressed into her day of favour. Her
experience should serve as a template for us all. She obtained favour in the
sight of the king because it was the day of her favour. Be aware that the law
of the land during this period was that nobody could go into the king’s inner
court uninvited. Disobeying this law was equivalent to a suicide mission. But
Esther went to the king in his inner court uninvited, and she lived because of
favour.
The first lesson to take note of from our template is that Queen Esther
did not go to the inner court of the king’s house until after three days of
fasting and prayers were over. Secondly, she went into the inner court in her
royal apparel, not in kitchen aprons. What does this suggest to us? It shows us
that righteousness must be the garment of any person who desires God’s favour,
just as stated in our memory verse. The third lesson to note is that the Queen
was found standing in the court. Are you still in good standing with God,
or have you for one reason or the other backslidden? To be favoured of men, you
must be in good standing with God. Carefully consider the location of the king
on the day of Esther’s favour. This is the fourth lesson to note. Esther 5:1
says that:
“… and the king sat upon his royal throne in the
royal house, over against the gate of the house.”
Is the King of kings on the throne of your life? Do not expect the day
of His favour to come if He is not. Note that the king sat against the gate of
the house, overseeing everything. What will God find in you when He looks
towards your direction today? Will He find filthy garments of sin or royal
garments of righteousness? Imagine Esther in a kind of attire that was
unbecoming, the story would have been different. A lot of people go the
sanctuary of the King of kings half-naked in the name of fashion. This they do
contrary to the Lord’s directive in Exodus 20:26
“Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar,
that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.”
The key message here is that your nakedness must not be seen by other
worshippers, thereby distracting them. The Almighty God is at the gate of your
heart knocking (Revelation 3:20). Will you open for Him to come in and show you
His favour today? You have agonised enough; surrender your life to the One who
can grant you favour today. I prophesy to your life that today is your day of
favour in Jesus’ Name.
Prayer Point
Father, let all men and all things work
together for my favour today in Jesus’ Name.
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