STORIES OF OBEDIENCE # 3

Esther‘Born for such a time as this’

Obey God and leave the consequences to Him

Story # 1 - ‘DO WHATEVER HE TELLS YOU TO DO’

Story # 2 - “HE WHO HEARS MY WORDS AND PUTS THEM INTO PRATICE IS LIKE THE MAN WHO

BUILDS HIS HOUSE UPON THE ROCK.”

Story # 3 – BORN FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS

Esther 4:14 (NIV)14 For if you remain silent at this time, relief and

deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father's family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to royal position for

such a time as this?"

Esther 4:15-16 (NIV) 15 Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: 16 "Go,

gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or

day. I and my maids will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against

the law. And if I perish, I perish.“

Esther 6:13 (NIV) 13 and told Zeresh his wife and all his friends

everything that had happened to him. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, "Since Mordecai,

before whom your downfall has started, is of Jewish origin, you cannot stand against him--you will surely

come to ruin!“

Obey God and leave the consequences to Him

Exodus 17:8-9 (NIV) 8 The Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim. 9 Moses said to Joshua, "Choose some of

our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in

my hands.“

Exodus 17:15-16 (NIV) 15 Moses built an altar and called it The Lord is my Banner. 16 He said, "For hands were lifted up to the

throne of the Lord. The Lord will be at war against the Amalekites from generation to generation."

WALK IN OBEDIENCE

1. FEARLESSNESS ‘if I die, I die – but I am going to see the king’

2. DESTINY ‘born for such a time as this’

3. SPIRITUAL WARFARE

Fast of preparation & obedience

Esther 4:15-17 (NIV) 15 Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: 16 "Go,

gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or

day. I and my maids will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against

the law. And if I perish, I perish." 17 So Mordecai went away and carried out all of Esther's instructions.

PURPOSE

Shift the story line over our lives, our church and our nation. This is God’s appointed time to enter the inner courts of the King, just like Esther and petition for the plans of the enemy over our lives, our churches, our

nation to be reversed

JOIN THE FAST OF PREPARATION & OBEDIENCE

Dates: Mon, 24th – Wed 26th March.

Day 1 – Your personal walk with God

Day 2 – El Shaddai Christian Ministry & church in S.A.

Day 3 – Durbanville Community and South Africa (Pray for this election time)