A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; OLD TESTAMENT STORIES

                                   BORN FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS PART VI

"I, Esther, had an amazing day today..... I went to see the king today.... He was very kind and attentive.... I sensed my prayers were being answered.... God was giving me favour with him.... I could sense it from the way he spoke with me.... Showered me with gifts.... Treated me as someone precious..... I knew I was giving him happiness.... I could see it in his eyes.... His eyes had not shown happiness since he has sent queen Vashti away.... But today I sensed that my presence brought him a measure of happiness... That gives me joy.... Even kings need to experience happiness at times.... At the end of our time together the king did something I was not expecting.... He took the royal crown and placed it on my head.... King Xerxes has made me queen!".... Please read the typed out attachment when you will learn that king Xerxes chooses Esther to become queen....


                 ATTACHMENT A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; OLD TESTAMENT STORIES

                                    BORN FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS PART VI

Esther realises during her meeting with king Xerxes that she is able to give him a measure of happiness he may not have experienced for some time. It is clear from the way he speaks to her and looks at her that he is very pleased with her as you can read in Esther 2:17

Now the king was attracted to Esther more than any of the other women, and she won his favour and approval more than any of the other virgins. So he set a royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.

God touches the heart of the king so he chooses Esther to become his queen. After all, the heart of the king is in the Lord's hand as you can read in Proverbs 21:1

The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord; He directs it like a watercourse wherever He pleases.

And so Esther becomes queen and lives a very pleasant life, no doubt, far removed from any difficulties, any challenges.