Good morning and welcome to todays Higher Everyday for Friday, July 25, 2014

TITLE : EXCELLENT ESTHER.

TEXT:“Esther had not yet shewed her kindred nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did the commandment of Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him.”Esther 2:20(KJV)

The name Esther means “a star”. Indeed, Esther was a leading light. Her journey from a humble beginning to the throne of the
powerful Persian Empire started from the home of her elder cousin, Mordecai.

If anybody had excuses for failure, Esther had more logical ones. She was not only an orphan but also a captive in Persian land.
But God considered her fit to be used as a deliverer of the Jews. Even when Esther was crowned queen by the order of Emperor
Ahasuerus, she remained very submissive to her guardian.

She was directed by him not
to reveal her nationality and she totally obeyed. In these days when children are being rebellious, how glorious it is to live by the Bible’s instruction: “Children, obey your parents... Honour thy father and mother
(Ephesians 6:1, 2). It is divine duty to obey them. That’s where blessings lie.

Challenge: It’s a wonderful privilege to have godly parents

Prayer:God, help me to live an exemplary life.

Further Reading:Esther 2: 5-23

Quotation:Obey your parents.