2 MINUTE WARNING

What Will You Do With The Mantle That God Has Given You?

 

You might ask:  What mantle?  What would I do?  How can I possibly do anything?

 

I am sure that many of us have those questions.

 

I have to think that Esther did.

 

The “winner” of a perverted beauty contest, Esther was the wife of the King.  The wife of the man who had gotten rid of his first wife.

Intimidated?

Undervalued?

Out of place?

I am sure that she felt all of those things.

 

Esther 3  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. 18 And the king gave a great banquet, Esther’s banquet, for all his nobles and officials. He proclaimed a holiday throughout the provinces and distributed gifts with royal liberality.

 

In her honor, Esther had a problem.  She was a Jew.  And the king’s right hand man, Haman, wanted to exterminate them:

Esther 3  8 Then Haman said to King Xerxes, “There is a certain people dispersed and scattered among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom whose customs are different from those of all other people and who do not obey the king’s laws; it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them. 9 If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will put ten thousand talents of silver into the royal treasury for the men who carry out this business.”

 

Esher had to ACT.  But the crown that she was wearing was on her head because her predecessor had dishonored the king.

Intimidated?

Undervalued?

Out of place?

I am sure that she felt all of those things.

 

To go before the king could cost her her life.  He cousin, Mordecai, pleaded with her to do just that:

Esther 4  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. And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?”

 

And so Esther responded.  The mantle that she was given gave her the chance to save the Jews.  And save the Jews she did.  She went before the king, she called out Haman, and she pleaded for her life and the life of her people.

 

And her favor was rewarded.

 

Esther 8 7 King Xerxes replied to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, “Because Haman attacked the Jews, I have given his estate to Esther, and they have hanged him on the gallows.

 

You have been given this same favor.  God has placed a mantle over your life.

 

He has given you an audience around you that ONLY you can speak to.

 

And He has placed favor on you to do just that.

 

As Esther prepared to go see the king, she was terrified.  She asked Mordecai to call the Jews to prayer.  And then she acted.

 

And that is what God has called you to do.

 

To ACT.

 

What Will You Do With The Mantle That God Has Given You?

 

Only you can answer that.

Seek His face.

Worship Him in Spirit and in Truth.

Read the love letter that He has sent to you in the Bible.

And ask Him to show you.  He will.

 

 

In The Name of the Father and the 

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

 

No Longer Slaves by Zach Williams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDnA_coA168

 

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Coach J