14/04/2026
FOR HIS KINGDOM
Esther 4:13-16 NLT
[13] Mordecai sent this reply to Esther: βDonβt think for a moment that because youβre in the palace you will escape when all other Jews are killed. [14] If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?β [15] Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: [16] βGo and gather together all the Jews of Susa and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will do the same. And then, though it is against the law, I will go in to see the king. If I must die, I must die.β
God lifted Esther with purpose. It was never random, He already had a plan to use her for the advancement of His kingdom.
When the time came, she hesitated and began to make excuses. It took Mordecai to remind her of who she was and to warn her: if she refused to stand up for Godβs people, she and her household would perish. Yet, God would still find another way to deliver His people.
That was her awakening. Her eyes were opened, and she chose to take responsibility.
Key lessons:
1. God does not lift people for no reasonβHe does it for the sake of His kingdom.
2. If God elevates you and you refuse to stand in the gap, He can withdraw His glory and raise someone else.
3. Everyone needs a Mordecai, someone who speaks truth and aligns them back to purpose.
4. When God calls you to stand in the gap, He has already made provision for you.
5. Those lifted by God are built differently, they carry no bitterness, only a heart willing to serve His kingdom.
For such a time as this⦠will you step up?