Divine Connections and Kingdom Relationships, now is the time to begin to build for the future.
I believe that God has significant relationships that He wants to establish in His Body for the year ahead. Esther became Queen in place of Vashti and gained access to the King of the Babylonian empire. That relationship was crucial for all that lay ahead for herself and her people. God used her position to rescue the Jews but also to greatly bless them.
14 For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, (Faith Speaks) 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?’ Esther 4
Esther in turn opened the door for Mordecai to also enter the King’s presence and become the ruler of the Babylonian empire.
8 That same day King Xerxes gave Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai CAME INTO THE PRESENCE OF THE KING, FOR ESTHER TOLD HOW HE WAS RELATED TO HER. 2 The king took off his signet ring, which he had reclaimed from Haman, and presented it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed him over Haman’s estate. Esther 8
I was listening to a talk by Derek Prince recently, entitled, ‘The path to leading is serving’. A younger man had come to him and asked to be allowed to serve him, which he initially felt to decline. However God spoke to him and said something like, ‘If you refuse to allow him to serve, you’ll block his path to promotion, for the only way to lead is to serve’! He gave two Scriptural examples, Joshua served Moses before he became leader of Israel and led them into Canaan. Elisha ‘poured water’ on the hands of Elijah before he in turn became Israel’s prophet. Derek Prince said that we should value highly anyone whom God has given to be a mentor to us. The Celtic Christians in Ireland had a lovely expression, Anam Cara, which means Soul Friend.
I believe people often have more to give than we realise, Life Experience and also walking for some time with the Lord has deposited a wealth of spiritual wisdom and maturity in many. We may have learned something in a way that is exactly what someone else needs, we’re all uniquely taught by the Spirit. We must be willing to share our lives with those people God brings alongside us. Neither Esther nor Mordecai knew how important the relationship God had set in place was to be, nor do we.
May God bring the people into our lives whom He would have us to walk with in the year ahead and may the relationships bear much fruit that will last.
God bless and keep you today. Immanuel, God is with us.