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Secrets Of Success From The Life Of Queen Esther
Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Jun 22, 2001 (message contributor)
Summary: this sermon is a study of Queen Esther and the factors that contributed to her greatness.
SECRETS OF SUCCESS FROM THE LIFE OF QUEEN ESTHER
OUTLINE
1.SUPPORTERS
2.SUBMISSION
3.SINCERITY
4.SUPPLICATION
5.SACRIFICE
6.STRATEGY
7.SERVICE
THE MESSAGE
SECRETS OF SUCCESS FROM THE LIFE OF QUEEN ESTHER
1.SUPPORTERS
In the life of Queen Esther we find that God had given her people
who helped her and showed her favour.When she was a helpless orphan
girl she had an uncle Mordecai who came forward to adopt her.When she was in the palace she had favour in the eyes of Hegai who was incharge of the arrangements. Finally she had favour in the eyes of
the king who chose her to be the next queen.To be successful we need favour in the eyes of God and man. We need supporters who will stand with us and help us.
2.SUBMISSION
Esther 2:10,15,20
Esther was an obedient and submissive person. She obeyed the
instructions of Mordecai not to reveal her jewish identity.This
was not an isolated incident but her way of life. She was always
obedient to Mordecai when she lived in his house. Even when she
was about to be presented before the king she allowed Hegai to
decide what she had to wear.She respected the superior wisdom and
experience of Hegai. We need such a submissive and teachable spirit
in order to be successful in life.
3.SINCERITY
Esther was a sincere person with true heart of love and gratitude.
When Mordecai revealed a secret plot of some palace gaurds against
the king.She passed the information to the king giving credit to
Mordecai which later helped in giving a great honour to Mordecai for
saving the king’s life.Esther was sincere in giving credit to Mordecai.She did not pretend as though she alone was responsible for
giving this information to the king. Moreover Esther did not forget
Mordecai once she became queen. She was still concerned about the
welfare of Mordecai who was the one who brought her up when she was
a destitute orphan.When she heard that Mordecai was in mourning she
was greatly distressed and was concerned enough to find out the reason.She did not ignore the sufferings of Mordecai.We need such
a sincere and grateful heart and a concerned love in order to be
succesful in our lives.
4.SUPPLICATION
Esther fasted for three days and called on her people to join her
in the fast before she undertook her mission to save her people from
destruction. She did not rush into action in pride and enthusiasm
thinking she could do everything in her own strength. We need such a
humility and supplication to seek God ’s favour before we undertake
tasks and endeavours in our lives.
5.SACRIFICE
Esther 4:11 ,16
Esther took a risk to save her people. She went to the presence
of the king without being summoned which meant death.Without this
willingness on her part to even sacrifice her life to save her people she would not have succeeded in her mission.We need such a
willingness to sacrifice in order to be successful in our lives.
6.STRATEGY
Esther 5:4,7 , Esther 7: 3-4
Esther had a strategy to accomplish her task. She used wisdom and
planning . She did not rush to the king in an emotional frenzy and
outburst. But she went about her task in a methodical way by first inviting the king and the archenemy Haman to dinner. It may have looked bad to give a dinner to their archenemy.Her people could have criticised and misundertood her actions.But Esther had a strategy and only after the second dinner did she reveal her requests .She did not
accuse Haman directly knowing he was close to the king. But she first told the king about the danger to her life and the lives of
her people. Only after the king demanded in fury as to who was
responsible for this did she reveal the name of Haman.We need such
wisdom and strategy and restraint and discretion in order to be successful in our lives.
7.SERVICE
Esther 8:5 , Esther 9:29 , Esther 10:3
Esther used her influence to help her people. She realised that
purpose of her elevation is to be usefel to others and not just to
enjoy her life selfishly.Mordecai her mentor also followed the same
principle of using their influence to be a blessing to their people.Today the Lord wants to bless and promote those who desire to be a blessing. Their success would benefit many others. This attitude would cause the Lord’s blessing upon our lives and bring
success to our efforts.
