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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