ENTHRONEMENT ASSEMBLY DAILY DEVOTIONALS.

Wednesday 8th November, 2023.

Topic: The Beauty Of Favour.

Memory Verse: Esther 2:16. So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.

Bible Reading :Esther 2:15,17 KJV. Key Verse: v15.

Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her. And the king loved Esther above all the women , and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti

Esther was an ordinary slave girl taken captive from among the Jews by Nebuchadnezzar to the land of Persia and Media, who was resident in Susa the seat of power during the reign of king Ahasuerus. He was a great king in his days whose territory spread from between India and Ethiopia. The king made an exhibition of the glory and riches of his kingdom for 6 months which he rounded up with a great feast for 7days hosting his friends and loved ones. When he was merry, he invited his very pretty queen Vashti to come and show off her beauty before him and his guests which the queen turned down. This resulted in the dethronement of the Vashti and a replacement was sought in her stead. “to bring him Queen Vashti resplendent in her royal crown. He wanted to show off her beauty to the guests and officials. She was extremely good-looking. But Queen Vashti refused to come, refused the summons delivered by the eunuchs. The king lost his temper. Seething with anger over her insolence, Esther 1:11-12 MSG.

When the process of replacing queen Vashti was initiated, the king appointed officials gathered pretty virgins from all over the land as to take care of them and prepare them for a meeting with the king, so that he could make his choice from among them. Then let the girl who pleases the king be made queen in place of Vashti.”The king liked this advice and took it. Now there was a Jew who lived in the palace complex in Susa. His name was Mordecai the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish—a Benjaminite. His ancestors had been taken from Jerusalem with the exiles and carried off with King Jehoiachin of Judah by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon into exile. Mordecai had reared his cousin Hadassah, otherwise known as Esther, since she had no father or mother. The girl had a good figure and a beautiful face. After her parents died, Mordecai had adopted her.” Esther 2:4-7 MSG.

From the beginning to the end of the process, the oil of favour separated Esther from the rest of the young women in the Harem at Sushan. When she was with the care givers, the oil of favour made way for her before Hegai the chief care giver, to the extent that she enjoyed special attention and treatment. Even when she appeared before the king, the same oil of favour crowned her queen ahead of her contemporaries. “For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.” Romans 9:15-16 KJV. Favour is a product of the compassionate mercy of God. That’s what we need to succeed in our endeavours.

Prayer :Thank you Father God because promotion does not come from the east or west, but from you. Today, have mercy on me and clothe me with your compassion. Let your oil of favor be upon me and speak to make way for me in difficult situations till I am made, in Jesus precious name…. Amen 🙏🏿.

Yearly Bible Reading : Acts 20:13-38.

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