Esther

Esther 3:8-15; 4; 7

Esther, Book of in the Bible Dictionary gives a good summary of Esther and her Uncle Mordecai.

My Word: Esther was written the same time as Ezra, just before Malachi but is placed in the Old Testament before Jeremiah and the diaspora (which one, I'm not sure) of the Jews.

Wow!....Esther's story is very applicable to our day! Of course the most oft quoted scripture from Esther is Esther 4:14. F. M. Bareham wrote:
"We fancy God can manage His world only with great battalions, when all the time He is doing it with beautiful babies.

"When a wrong wants righting, or a truth wants preaching, or a continent wants discovering, God sends a baby into the world." (In Spencer W. Kimball, Faith Precedes the Miracle, p. 323.)

We have evidence that some people are called to do certain things in this life. Read: Jeremiah 1:5 If Jeremiah and Esther were called to fulfill specific duties do you think it's possible that you are to fulfill specific assignments as well? Do you find any similarities between Mordecai's words to Esther in 4:13-14 and political situations of our time? Ponder: What steps did Esther take before petitioning God for intervention? Gather (not necessarily in the same place but in participation) your support group (family, friends, people of like mind) fast (I'm learning - and it's about time!- that fasting is much more than abstaining from food and drink...do I need to fast from some TV viewing, certain music, perhaps a bad habit, etc) and pray with full purpose of heart! Try it...Heavenly Father is only a prayer away!