FAITH CAPSULE: The god-father will not carry farther as the Father God will carry. Look up to the Father God.

Esther 2

Providence, a manifestation of divine care or divine direction, is all that it takes to navigate the journey of life. Whenever the providence of God is at work in the life of a man, such man will live heaven on earth. With providence, challenges may loom but navigation through the journey of life will always triumph. In the story of Esther, we see the providence of God at work. Esther found favor with everyone she encountered. The Bible recorded that Hadassah, that is Esther, had no father and was brought up by Mordecai who had been carried away from Jerusalem. It is written, “Mordecai had brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter, for she had neither father nor mother. The young woman was lovely and beautiful. When her father and mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.” (Esther 2:7) Esther, despite the fact that her biological father and mother were not there, believed that the providence of God could not be denied to work for her. God is a creative God who knows how to turn a gateman to a great man. The greatness and magnitude of His operation is unsearchable. Any position, situation or location is not enough to reduce the hand of God from taking us to where He destined for us to be. Mordecai was destined to rise but rising was not written anywhere on him because he was a gateman. It was at the gate, where there was no sign or evidence of rising up, that he averted a plot against King Ahasuerus. Mordecai’s disruption of the plot against the king got his name in the chronicles of the king. Mordecai eventually became the second in command to King Ahasuerus. Queen Vashti’s disobedience to King Ahasuerus called for a search for a new queen. After the dethronement of Queen Vashti, a way was made for Esther’s enthronement. It was recorded about Esther, “…And Esther obtained favor in the sight of all who saw her. So Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus, into his royal palace, in the tenth month, which is the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. The king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins; so he set the royal crown upon her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.”(Esther 2:15-17) The point here is if God did not reduce you; never reduce yourself no matter what situation or position you are currently in. Mordecai and Esther had no god-father, but they had the providence of Father God at work as they found favor. The god-father will not carry farther as the Father God will carry. Look up to the Father God.

Prayer for today: O Lord my God, I ask that You activate Your providence to go to work in my life.