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Esther 1-2

It was the refusal of Queen Vashti that granted the entrance for Queen Esther. Pray that someone, somewhere, someday will make a wrong move or wrong decsion that will bring forth your right move into your breakthrough. Queen Vashti was the Queen of King Ahasuerus. At  one point, King Ahasuerus requested for the QueenÕs presence and the queen made a decision not to move by the request of the king. The move of Queen Vashti does not settle well with the king, so the king sought counsel from his closest of what to do in response to the queenÕs move. Esther 1:15, ÒWhat shall we do to queen Vashti, according to law, because she did not obey the command of King Ahasuerus brought to her by the eunuchs?Ó The result of the kingÕs counsel was Queen VashtiÕs banishment from the presence of the King. As a result, the need for a new queen brought Esther into place as the new queen. Esther, the least expected, daughter of a captive, became the new queen. Have you thought of your story changing overnight in a land that has nothing to do with your nationality or a land where all hope is hanging? Someone, somewhere, someday will make a wrong move that will bring forth your right move into your breakthrough in this journey of life. EstherÕs elevation brought forth deliverance for the Jews that were under the government of King Ahasuerus. Are you in your EstherÕs position now? Do you know if you have come to your present position for such a time you are in now? Do not be silent, be a relief for those that are in need for GodÕs sake.

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Psalm 119:1-2, 1Timothy < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>1:15, Jonah 1-3

It is the testimonies of God that you keep inside you that will determine how you stand in Him. Psalm 119:2, ÒBlessed are those who keep His testimonies, who seek Him with the whole heart!Ó Testimony is evidence in support of fact; a public declaration regarding an experience. The fool has said in his heart that there is no God (Psalm 14:1). It will only take one that is defined as a fool to look to the right, left, up, or down and say there is no God. All the work of His hand is everywhere to testify that the Lord is God and true. It is impossible for any man to keep the testimonies of God and not to seek Him with the whole heart. Among His testimonies is declared, Matthew 9:13, ÒBut go and learn what this means; I desire mercy not sacrifice. For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.Ó  If you are one that keeps His testimonies in your heart, seeking Him will always be your top priority. You seek Him by reaching out to the sinners in which you were once chief. His testimonies that you keep will compel you to reach out to the sinners. JonahÕs loss from the presence of God due to his disobedience relegated him to the sinnersÕ camp. Jonah spent three days seeking salvation from the dark and remembered what it means to be a sinner. JonahÕs experience outside of God energized him to go and seek after God by reaching out to lost souls for the Lord. Ask God to endue you with the grace to be one that keeps His testimonies and seeks after Him. Be blessed by keeping His testimonies.

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Daniel 3

When prayer is rendered unto God, there is always an answer. God alone is God and He alone knows the best response to your request. It does not matter how long you have been praying or what you are asking for, the will of God is always the answer, not how you think or feel the answer should be. An order was put in place for whoever fails to fall down and worship NebuchadnezzarÕs gold image. Daniel 3:6, ÒAnd whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning furnace.Ó DanielÕs friends (Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego) refused to fall down before the image in worship. Despite being in captivity, their heart did not depart from their God. There was no bitterness against God who was able to have denied captivity before they were taken captive. The love that they have for God was intact so they could not fall for any god. They were ready to face the penalty of death by the fiery furnace. They were serving God, and in that situation they needed to trust God. It is one thing to serve God; it is another to stand in trust for what he can do. They will not bow so they responded in Daniel 3:17-18, ÒIf that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us from your hand, O king. But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up.Ó They knew that only God could deliver, yet they acknowledged the fact that if they do not get what they wanted from God, God cannot be reduced in their life. He knows the best for you and He has the best answer. Let the will of God be done, commit your request into His hand and he will omit the ones that are not for you. He has never failed. God will not fail concerning yours in Jesus name.

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1 Kings < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>19:17-21

The Apostle Paul prayed, 2 Timothy 4:18, ÒAnd the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly Kingdom. To Him is glory forever and ever, Amen!Ó In these days where wickedness is the order of the day, a believer needs a constant prayer like Paul prayed. Will you take some time to pray this to yourself if you believe that God answers prayer? Surely, the Hand of God is for deliverance and preservation. When God defends you, you will be delivered. When God preserves you, you will be rescued from the forces of wickedness. God does have His way of working out deliverance and preservation for His own. God told Elijah at the time he was running for Jezebel, after he had killed four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal, 1 Kings19:18, ÒYet I have reserved seven thousand in Israel, all whose knees have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.Ó It is only God that can keep you by divine reservation, not your determination or your strength. Your determination and strength will fail you just as it failed Peter when he promised not to deny Christ. However, the faithfulness of God will not fail you. Today, take time out to sincerely ask Him for deliverance and preservation. He said ask and it shall be given. If Paul the Apostle could ask for such, it is not beyond you to add such a prayer to your prayer list. What causes men to falter from God will not be your portion in the name of Jesus.

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1Kings 19:1-16

It does not matter who you are, where you are, what you have done, or what you are doing in the Lord, when He did not call you to hide and you hide, you will end up sliding. When He did not call you to run away and you do, you will be replaced. God is a precise God. He alone is Holy and will not condone sin. Listen, did He ask you to hide? If He did, then go and into hiding before you slide into the hand of your enemy. You are running around is there a command from Him to run? Elijah, a man that was great in the hand of God, spoke to the rain to cease. And so it was so for three and a half years. God commanded him to go into hiding where provision is least expected. He obeyed and lack had no place. In the name of God, he delivered a great blow to four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal by putting them to open shame and by executing them all. After executing the prophets of Baal, he got a messaged from Jezebel, 1 Kings 19:2, ÒThen Jezebel sent a message to Elijah, saying, ÔSo let the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them tomorrow about this time.ÕÓ Elijah received the message, and ran without hearing from God. 1 Kings 19:3, ÒAnd when he saw that, he arose and ran for his life, and went to < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.Ó Elijah has constantly moved by GodÕs direction, but in this situation he was moved by the message of Jezebel. He ran away when God did not speak to him to run. He could only run but not able to hide from God. When the voice of God came to ask Him what he was doing where he was, he gave a reasonable excuse to God. He was commanded by God to return to the Wilderness of Damascus. God also said to him, 1Kings19:16, ÒAlso you shall anoint Jehu the son of Nimshi as king over Israel. And Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Mehola you shall anoint as prophet in your place.Ó The placement of God for your life shall not be taken away from you in Jesus name.