MEMORY VERSE: Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set, Proverbs 22:28.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Num 4, Ps 38, Sng 2, Heb 2
BIBLE STUDIES: Esther 2:7-17
The story of Esther is a very popular one. Queen Vashti suddenly
became too big to entertain her husband- King Ahasuerus. Because of her
beauty, she forgot her role as a queen and began to take the advantage
she had in the kingdom for granted. Since she was not serious and
ungrateful, the king decided to replace her with a serious and grateful
queen. During the search for a queen, everyone brought their daughters
including Mordecai. He brought her young cousin who was like a child to
him. The practice was that these young virgins would be trained for a
year. They would be trained on how to behave like queens, how to attend
to royal dignitaries and how to please the king. They will also be
looked after physically.
All the virgins were put under Hegai- the king’s eunuch. After this
training, each virgin is brought before the King to examine and choose.
Before been presented to the king, each virgin had the opportunity to
ask for anything she desired to take along with her – maybe shoes,
clothes, e.t.c to the king’s palace. So each virgin requested for
whatever she wanted. When it was Esther’s turn,she requested for nothing
but what Hegai advised. At the end she found favor in sight of all who
saw her.
No one knows the king like Hegai. This man had been responsible for
training queens for quite a long time. Other virgins ignored the
experience of Hegai and requested for what they thought the king would
like but Esther sought for Hegai’s advise and did as she was told. At
end she found favor in front of the king. This virgins saw themselves as
too important to seek the opinion of an ordinary eunuch. In life
wherever you may find yourself, humble yourself and learn from those you
meet there. In your place of work, the most experience person there
could be the cleaner who have been there for over twenty years. Forget
about all your qualifications, humble yourselves and be her friend. To
you she may be a cleaner but i can guarantee you that she is a custodian
of great secrets – secrets of what led to the fall of those before you.
Most of the people will look down on like drivers and cooks are not to
be joked with at all. They know your boss and spend time with him more
than other staffs. They know how you can present your request in a way
that it is nice. You might be the most qualified in your department but
don’t look down on the staffs you met there. If you don’t value their
experience they would frustrate you. The problems many are facing in
their places of work today are as result of not recognizing and
respecting the old staffs. They may be old or junior to you in positions
but they know a lot of things you don’t know. The virgins looked down
on Hegai the experienced queen maker and they paid for it dearly.
PRAYER POINT: Father, please help me to humble myself before that will help me
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