Saturday, September 27: Esther 4- Waiting.

Esther, Mordecai and the Jews enter an extreme fast, no food or drink for 3 days.

I thought, extreme situations call for extreme responses.

In this case Esther was requesting prayer that the king grant her audience and respond to her need. And the second half of her need was certainly a reach. Haman, the number two official in the land, had already secured the king’s ‘yes’ for exterminating the Jews.

So many fasted and prayed.

Will God answer?

We are left hanging for now.

So much of life is lived in the ‘hanging position.” We pray, we petition God about something and then we wait to see how God will respond. God responds. Question is will His response be ‘Yes or No’?

Waiting, trusting, and believing God knows best can be difficult and is much of life. And the waiting is what I might call ‘active’ waiting. It is not ‘acquiescing and giving in’ waiting. It is ‘actively seeking and listening’ waiting.

During those times of waiting, our faith is truly tested. Will we trust no matter the answer and outcome the Lord sends?

Lord, grant me faith in my waiting and a heart that seeks after You. Blessed be Your name. Amen.