Lessons learned from the life of a Queen

One of the stories that I love most in the Bible is that of Queen Esther. She was a Jewish girl, an orphan of father and mother, created by her uncle Mardoqueo and who, from one hour to another, saw herself as the queen of Persia. King Xerxes, after a misunderstanding with his wife, summons all the beautiful and virgin girls of the kingdom to go to the palace, because he chose a new queen, and she was one of the women called.

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The beauty of Esther led her to the palace and her kindness captivated everyone around her. The Bible does not portray much about what happened in the 12 months of training the girls went through, but it is clear that Esther stood out and gained the admiration and favor of all who knew her (Esther 2:15).

The Bible also tells that the king loved her more than all the other women, so that she obtained favor and grace in his eyes and he made her his queen. The King loved her in such a way that he organized a banquet in his homage, decreed a day of rest for all the provinces of the kingdom and generously distributed gifts for all the people (Esther 2:18).

Your life should make so much difference in the context that you are inserted, to the point that everyone can recognize the love of God in your life and be grateful to God for his presence in that place.

Esther was chosen queen and believed that the goal of her life had been achieved, but God moves in purpose. Esther did not become Queen just because she was beautiful, God made her beautiful with the purpose of becoming a queen. God wanted to use his influence.

The book of Esther tells us that Haman was one of the princes of the kingdom of Persia and had to discover the Jewish descent of Mordecai, uncle of Esther, decides to take revenge on all Jews by killing all the people (understand more of that personal conflict between Haman and Mordecai in chapter 3 of Esther).

Upon learning of the massacre that Haman was organizing, Mordecai asks that Esther use her position as queen to talk to the king and get the situation changed. But Esther looks around and sees only what is on her forehead instead of looking at her purpose. Ester enters a very dangerous place, where many love to be, called: comfort zone. It was much easier, comfortable and safe to hide his Jewish origin and ignore the problem. One of the characteristics of who is in the comfort zone is the constant use of "excuses" to escape activities and events that require a bit of effort, and with Esther it was no different. When Ester received her uncle's request, she replied:

"All the officers of the king and the people of the provinces of the empire know that there is only one law for any man or woman who approaches the king in the inner courtyard without being called by him: he will be killed, unless the king extends the scepter of gold for the person and saves his life, and I am not called before the king for more than thirty days. "(Esther 4:11)

God does not move through what we see, hear or feel. Our senses and emotions are very limited to manage to contain the greatness of what He does. Esther looked at her limitations and concluded that she would have nothing to do, but her uncle brought to mind their roots, the purposes of God

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