Favour is an anointing; it is a magnet. Esther’s ‘Chance’ did not just happen when the king took a liking for her: the sign of favour was already on her when she pleased Hegai, the eunuch who was in charge of the women, and he advanced her to the best place in the harem. The Bible actually emphasizes that she was winning favour in the eyes of all who saw her (vs. 2.9, 15b). Indeed, when you have God's favour, people cannot help doing all they can to please you.
Chapter II describes something interesting; when the turn came for any girl to go to the king, whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king's house (vs. 13). However, when Esther’s turn came, she asked for nothing except what Hegai advised. The rest is history: she was crowned queen.
At exactly this time last year (Easter Monday), my family and I went to visit another family. While we were chatting about I can’t remember what, I had an open vision. I saw an important breach appear on the wall in front of me, and two people who initially seemed locked up, passed through it and left their ‘prison’. Then, other prisoners who had nothing to do with them also took advantage of that opportunity to escape; but some others remained inside because they did not even realize what had happened; they didn’t realize that they were potentially free, before the breach was eventually repaired and closed. Behind the wall, there was like a table set with everything one could desire on it. Immediately after the vision, The Lord gave me some interesting revelations about breakthroughs. I may be free to share all of them later, but for now and for the purpose of our topic, here's some of what I repeated to those present that day:
“There will be a breakthrough; it is settled, imminent and nothing can stop it. After the breakthrough, it will be possible to choose/ask/take EVERYTHING you want on the other side of the wall. However, you’ll need to choose wisely; henceforth, you must spend time in prayer for the Holy Spirit to guide your choices. You can take whatever you want; but some requests or choices will not be profitable to you for long while others will change your life forever.”
A month had not even gone by that our host had had a great career opportunity which was nothing short of a miracle. Within five months, all those to whom I shared that vision and all the explanations thereof on that day, also had some extraordinary breakthroughs, and it is far from over…
The Bible says that no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God; for the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God (1Cor 2.11,10). And also that He takes what the Father has (and which is Christ’s), and declare it to us (Jn 16.14-15). In other words, when we really want to please the Lord, since His ways and His thoughts are as far from us as the East West, it is better to ask the One who knows Him best (the Holy Spirit), how to go about it. In the story of Esther, Hegai was a type of the Holy Ghost (he played His role a little). He knew the king, and knew what would please him. He would have freely tipped any girl who would have cared enough to be interested; but, with the exception of Esther, the only thing that mattered to them was their personal satisfaction: “Here is finally the chance of my life to have all the jewellery, clothes, shoes etc. in the world; I am not missing it!” They all knew why they were in the palace: to be pleasant enough onto the king to receive the crown; yet, they didn’t bother to find out how to achieve that. Is this also your attitude towards the Lord?
Why do you want to breakthrough? If God asks you what you would like Him to do for you today, what would you answer? Why? And if He gives you what you want, how will it affect your life positively? Not your daily life, but your destiny and that of those around you? The modest and wise choices of Esther when she went through the treasure room enabled her to later prevent the extermination of her people…
May God bless you with wisdom in Christ Jesus as you breakthrough.
Happy Easter!
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