Breath of Power - Week 09/05

Week 9: February 28 - March 06, 2005

THE DESPERATE CALL

Key Passage: Esther 4: 13-16

And Mordecai told them to answer Esther: "Do not think in your heart that you will escape in the king’s palace any more than all the other Jews. For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai: "Go, gather all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast for me; neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will fast likewise. And so I will go to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish!"

Fasting sometimes is an intense devotional act by a desperate soul that needs the intervention of a miracle working God. When one finds himself in a strait and all that one sees are difficulties, disappointments and woes, fasting could be needed to provoke God to make a way by His mighty power.

When Queen Esther received the sudden call of her uncle, Mordecai, to arise and seek deliverance for the Jews in Shushan, she knew she was in for a dangerous mission. Her life was at risk, but it was obvious she would not escape the approaching tragedy if she failed to act. She returned the message to Mordecai, saying, “Go and gather all the Jews of Shushan and fast for me; do not eat or drink for three days, night or day; and I and my maids will do the same; and then, though it is strictly forbidden, I will go in to see the king; and if I perish, I perish” Esth 4:16 TLB.

It so happened after their fast that Queen Esther received favor before the king and her life was spared. The king also lost his sleep till he remembered to honor her cousin, Mordecai. For Haman, the enemy of the Jews, the events turned sour. His wings of pride were clipped and his wisdom was turned to foolishness. He incurred the wrath of the king and was hanged on the same gallows he meant for Mordecai. Queen Esther further secured the reversal of the tragic decree that ordered the annihilation of the Jews. Their day of terror and doom was turned to a day of joy and celebration. They united in defense of their nation and destroyed those that hated them.

As we seek the move of God in our lives and situations, let us learn to deepen our devotion before him with fasting. That will enable us secure his help in times of troubles and open doors of victory to us in difficult circumstances.

Pray: Lord, teach me to deepen my devotion to you with fasting; show me the way of victory in times of difficulties.

Written by – Evangelist Oguazi Onyemobi



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	Week 9: February 28 - March 06, 2005 THE DESPERATE CALL Key Passage: Esther 4: 13-16 And Mordecai told them to answer Esther: "Do not think in your heart that you will escape in the king’s palace any more than all the other Jews. For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai: "Go, gather all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast for me; neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will fast likewise. And so I will go to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish!" Fasting sometimes is an intense devotional act by a desperate soul that needs the intervention of a miracle working God. When one finds himself in a strait and all that one sees are difficulties, disappointments and woes, fasting could be needed to provoke God to make a way by His mighty power. When Queen Esther received the sudden call of her uncle, Mordecai, to arise and seek deliverance for the Jews in Shushan, she knew she was in for a dangerous mission. Her life was at risk, but it was obvious she would not escape the approaching tragedy if she failed to act. She returned the message to Mordecai, saying, “Go and gather all the Jews of Shushan and fast for me; do not eat or drink for three days, night or day; and I and my maids will do the same; and then, though it is strictly forbidden, I will go in to see the king; and if I perish, I perish” Esth 4:16 TLB. It so happened after their fast that Queen Esther received favor before the king and her life was spared. The king also lost his sleep till he remembered to honor her cousin, Mordecai. For Haman, the enemy of the Jews, the events turned sour. His wings of pride were clipped and his wisdom was turned to foolishness. He incurred the wrath of the king and was hanged on the same gallows he meant for Mordecai. Queen Esther further secured the reversal of the tragic decree that ordered the annihilation of the Jews. Their day of terror and doom was turned to a day of joy and celebration. They united in defense of their nation and destroyed those that hated them. As we seek the move of God in our lives and situations, let us learn to deepen our devotion before him with fasting. That will enable us secure his help in times of troubles and open doors of victory to us in difficult circumstances. Pray: Lord, teach me to deepen my devotion to you with fasting; show me the way of victory in times of difficulties. Written by – Evangelist Oguazi Onyemobi

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