TOPIC: LESSON FROM MORDECAI AND ESTHER: Be Presentable Not Just Spiritual (14)
MEMORY VERSE:
2 Timothy 2:6.
“6. The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.”
BIBLE READING:
Esther 5:1-2.
“1. Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.”
“2. And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.”
May this weekend be full answers of prayers for you in Jesus name, Amen.
We’ve seen how the Jews went into prayers for Esther to be able to face the king without her being sent for. Our Bible Reading today shows that the three days fasting and prayer was over and Esther presented herself before the king. The lesson today is, how she presented herself. Yes, they’ve prayed and fasted but she has to be presentable in order to be acceptable by the king. Spirituality has it place likewise, presentability also has it’s place. Esther was gorgeously dressed in her royal Queen attire in order to win the heart of the king.
Most times, we believers overlook our appearance and are carried away by spirituality. God speaking in 1st Samuel 16 verses 8, saying,
“8. But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: FOR THE LORD SEETH NOT AS MAN SEETH; FOR MAN LOOKETH ON THE OUTWARD APPEARANCE, BUT THE LORD LOOKETH ON THE HEART.
Men are carried away by the appearance but God is moved by spirituality. Our appearance matters a lot when it comes to receiving favour from men. How we present ourself determines our acceptability to men. We need to be presentable before we can be acceptable. As the saying goes, “You will be addressed the way your are dressed.” The king was moved first by Esther’s royal appearance (even though the spiritual foundation has been laid). Be presentable moderately with what you have and always look good in your appearance. Spirituality doesn’t move men, it’s your appearance that speaks first.
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