SEASON 3: SERIES: FEAR IS NOT A FACTOR, BUT FAITH IS! EPISODE 6: SOMETIMES WE JUST HAVE TO DO IT AFRAID!

IT IS THE ONLY WAY: YOUR FAITH IN CHRIST IS NECESSARY.
WHEN YOU ACCEPT CHRIST AS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR, YOU RECEIVE THE
HOLY SPIRIT INTO YOUR HEART THAT PRODUCES UNIMAGINABLE CHANGES
AND A UNDESCRIBABLE POWER TO DO THE WORK THAT GOD HAS FOR YOU TO
DO. JUST SAY YES!

INTRODUCTION: SERIES: FEAR IS NOT A FACTOR, BUT FAITH
IS! SOMETIMES WE JUST HAVE TO DO IT AFRAID!


Esther 4:10-16


10 Then she instructed him to say to Mordecai, 11
“All the king’s officials and the people of the royal provinces
know that for any man or woman who approaches the king in the
inner court without being summoned the king has but one law: that
they be put to death unless the king extends the gold scepter to
them and spares their lives. But thirty days have passed since I
was called to go to the king.” 12 When Esther’s words were
reported to Mordecai, 13 he sent back this answer: “Do not
think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all
the Jews will escape. 14 For if you remain silent at this
time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another
place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who
knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a
time as this?” 15 Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai:
16 “Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and
fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I
and my attendants will fast as you do. When this is done, I will
go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I
perish, I perish.”

There are great lessons we can gain from Esther, one is that she
understood the power of waiting with integrity and knowing there
is a time to be quiet and a time to speak up.

God is still in control and His plan will come to pass even if
Esther doesn’t do her part. We have to understand, God is always
in control, and our disobedience won’t change God’s faithfulness
and plan for our lives. God is sovereign!

An important factor of a community of believers is mutual support
in difficult times. When we are experiencing struggles in our
life, we should turn to fellow Christians for support by sharing
our trials with them and gaining strength from the bond that
unites us. 

Even though Esther was the queen and shared some of the king’s
power, she still needed God’s protection and wisdom to save her
people. (James 5:16) “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous
man availeth much.” No one is secure in his or her own strength.
It’s foolish to even think that wealth or your position can make
you invulnerable to dangerous trials in your life. Deliverance
only comes from God, and Esther knew that if they were going to
survive, then they needed God to move in this situation.

When we are facing a difficult or dangerous situation, we must
have the faith to move forward. Like Esther, we have to count the
cost…not only was her life on the line, but her people’s lives
were on the line. Sometimes God uses us for the benefit of
others. Esther believed that the safety of the people was more
important than her own life. In the midst of adversity, sometimes
we need to make ourselves seen.

SCRIPTURES TO LIVE BY:


JEREMIAH 29:11-12/NLT- 11 For I know the plans I have for
you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for
disaster, to give you a future and a hope. 12 In those
days when you pray, I will listen.


 LAMENTATIONS 3:37-38/NLT-37 Who can command things
to happen without the Lord’s permission? 38 Does not the
Most High send both calamity and good? 


NEXT WEEK, WE WILL CONTINUE THE SERIES: FEAR IS NOT A FACTOR, BUT
FAITH IS! YOUR LIMITATIONS ARE NOT A REASON TO BE FEARFUL!


Next week read JEREMIAH 1:6-9


REMEMBER MY SISTERS AND BROTHERS, IT TAKES GRACE TO MAKE
IT





Remember my sisters and brothers, it takes GRACE TO MAKE
IT!