FAVOR TO STAND< ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Esther 3, 4, 5

Haman was a high-ranking officer during the reign of king Ahasuerus. He devised a plot to terminate the children of Israel because their laws are different from the laws of the Land, and they would not keep the laws of the land. For the children of Israel to escape the evil devises of Haman against them, there would have to be someone to take a particular stand on a particular ground for their deliverance to be able to stand. The particular ground was the inner court. Esther 4:11, ÒAll the kingÕs servants and the people of the KingÕs provinces know that any man or woman who goes into the inner court to the king, who has not been called, he has but one law: put all to death, except the one to whom the king holds out the golden scepter, that he may live. Yet I myself have not been called to go in to the king these thirty days.Ó This was EstherÕs message to Mordecai as a reason for her not being able to go and take a stand on a ground that was in place for deliverance. Mordecai put pressure on Esther, and Esther responded by asking for days of fasting that would enable her to go and take a stand of deliverance for the children of Israel. Esther went and took a stand when she was not supposed to. ÒSo it was, when the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, that she found favor in his sight, and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. Then Esther went near and touched the top of the scepter.Ó (Esther 5:2) It was favor that granted Esther the privilege to take a stand of deliverance on behalf of the children of Israel. When David began to get closer to his ground of break through, his ground of divine schedule king Saul needed someone that could play an instrument for his mental illness. David was the qualified one, ÒThen Saul sent to Jesse, saying, ÒPlease let David stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight.ÓÓ(1 Samuel 16:22) It is all about favor. Esther found favor, David found favor and they both took a stand of breakthrough.  Ask God today for the kind of favor that takes man to his ground of breakthrough. He is true and faithful. That favor to stand shall be yours in Jesus name. Amen.