🌹 Esther’s Brave Request

Esther was a Jewish girl who became queen in Persia. She had not told everyone who her people were. A powerful man named Haman made a wicked plan to destroy the Jews. Esther’s cousin Mordecai sent her a message: do not think the palace will keep you safe if you stay silent. “Who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

Esther was afraid. Going to the king without being invited could cost her life. She asked her people to fast and pray. Then she said, “I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.” Courage prayed first.

She invited the king and Haman to a feast, and then another. At the right moment she told the truth: “My people have been sold to be destroyed. And I am one of them.” The king listened. Haman’s plan was stopped. A day that was meant for grief became a day of rescue and joy.

You may not wear a crown, but you have a place — a class, a team, a family — where your voice matters. Pray, then speak up for someone who needs a defender. God is very good at “such a time as this.”