Memorise: And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel
Read: Esther 2:1-4
1 AFTER these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he
remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her. 2
Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young
virgins sought for the king: 3 And let the king appoint officers in all the
provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young
virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of
Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for
purification be given them: 4 And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be
queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
Message
“And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace
and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal
crown upon her head, and made her queen of Vashti,” Esther 2:17
From the scripture above, you will observe that divine replacement has
both positive and negative sides of it. For Vashti, the divine replacement that
occurred was negative, but for Esther, it was positive. I pray that you will
enjoy the positive side of the divine replacement coming your way this season
in Jesus’ Name. The Bible says that it is God Almighty who sets kings on
thrones (Romans 13:1). The One who installs a king has the power to unseat the
same king. Just as there is divine placement, so also is there divine
replacement (1st Samuel 15:28). Endeavour to keep your God-given positive and
avoid replacement. You will not be replaced in Jesus’ Name.
The story behind the replacement of Vashti with Esther in Esther 2:1-17
should teach us some lesson as Christians. We should heed the warning in Revelation
3:11: “Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take
thy crown.”
It is a pity that many so-called children of God are no longer holding
fast their position of adoption. They are selling their birthright like Esau of
the old for a morsel of food. It was pride that replaced Queen Vashti. She
momentarily forgot that she was only a queen because her husband was the king.
She flouted the order of her husband, the king, and before she knew what was
happening, someone else had taken her crown. To avoid divine replacement, we
must be careful to obey every instruction given to us by our Saviour, King and
Husband –Jesus Christ. One of such instructions is the commandment to bear
fruit (John 15:16-17). When we bear fruit, we honour and complement His work of
salvation. When we love our brethren, we establish His lordship on earth.
However, when we refuse to bear fruit, we seem to make His death a waste. Also,
when we behave in a manner that does not edify the brethren, we have no love. For
example, when a so-called sister dress to ‘torment’ the libidinal instinct of
brothers, where is the love of God? There is no love in being a stumbling block
(1st Corinthians 8:13).
Prayer Point : Father, please prevent me from doing anything that will make
me lose my position in Christ, in Jesus’ Name.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : ISAIAH 38-40 And ACTS 8:4-25
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