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Introduction
When I think about the title “When preparation meets opportunity.”
It sounds good but the part that can be overlooked is the struggle to get there.
A lot of good decisions and bad decisions that become learning experiences.
Many sleepless nights and throw in the towel moments.
But don’t feel bad:
Genesis
Elijah prayed an exhausted prayer not after a lengthy time of suffering.
It was right after an amazing victory where God used him to work a miracle in front of the whole nation
4 But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.
David wrote songs of lament at various times in his life—when he was hiding from a former mentor who wanted to kill him or fleeing his son who had started an uprising against him
Psalm 69:3
Leading is not easy and yet Leaders stretch with challenges.
You give your 100% to the Church, your 100% to your family, your 100% to your job and your 100% to yourself.
Mordecai tells Esther in our text today “thou art come to the kingodom for such a time as this?”
The Setting: Persia
Persian capital Susa
After Israel’s Kings
Jews are all over the place in Exile.
Takes place a hundred or so years AFTER Daniel.
Persia conquers Babylon
The Characters
This is not rehearsed.
They are gonna do what I tell them as I narrate.
Sound good?
Good!
Esther
Esther is a Jew.
She very quickly in our story today becomes Queen of Persia.
Mordecai
Mordecai is also a Jew.
He is Esther’s cousin.
Esther’s parents weren’t alive so he took her in as his own.
Haman
Haman is NOT a jew. he is an evil Politician.
He’s power hungry and will do terrible things for more power.
King Ahasueras (a.k.a.
King Xerxes)
This is king Ahasueras or king Xerxes.
He’s alright.
Very powerful man.
He made some bad choices, some good choices.
He definitely had some personal issues.
He just fired his queen.
She didn’t do what he asked so..he took her authority as Queen away.
so now he is single.
The People
That’s the rest of us!
Some of you are Jews.
Y’all are from all over the place.
The Story
Let’s get started.
Just a heads up.
I’m summarizing like 10 chapters today.
This was a situation that could have been doom and gloom.
Haman wants to kill the Jews
I told you about Haman.
He works for the KING.
He’s the kings right hand man.
The king gives him so much power that he commands all the people to bow before Haman.
BUT WAIT!
Not everyone bows.
Mordecai does NOT bow down.
This makes Haman angry.
Haman finds out that M is a Jew.
He goes to the KING and tells the KING that the Jews are dangerous for the kingdom and they should be eliminated.
the KING is like “sure, okay, whatever.
Sounds good pal!”
This make M and the Jews among the people panic!
M knows he must do something!
God Prepares His Chosen Way Before The Problem...
Esther Became Queen Before the Problem
The KING needs a QUEEN.
He just had to fire/divorce his wife.
The time comes for Esther to meet the King.
When the KING sees ESTHER he thinks she is the most beautiful woman ever and makes her his wife/Queen.
(KING propose to ESTHER).
God had already prepared her.
God had already put her in position.
God had already put her in the right place.
When God Prepares You He Then Gives You The Opportunity...
The Opportunity to Stand Up!
I told you about Haman.
He works for the KING.
He’s the kings right hand man.
The king gives him so much power that he commands all the people to bow before Haman.
BUT WAIT!
Not everyone bows.
Mordecai does NOT bow down.
This makes Haman angry.
Haman finds out that M is a Jew.
He goes to the KING and tells the KING that the Jews are dangerous for the kingdom and they should be eliminated.
the KING is like “sure, okay, whatever.
Sounds good pal!”
This make M and the Jews among the people panic!
M knows he must do something!
The Opportunity to Speak Up!
The Opportunity to Save Others!
Mordecai and Esther make a plan to save the Jews
they plan that Esther will go to the KING.
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