As the Body of Christ enters the new year on the Jewish calendar, I believe the Lord would have us come before Him as Esther did. Once she had undergone a period of preparation, during which time she walked in faith and obedience to that which she was instructed to do, there came a time to appear before the King. It is recorded that she found great favor with the King and that he extended his scepter to her and asked for her request (Esther 5:2,3) .
The Lord recently quickened to me that there's a difference between Hope and Desire.
The word "hope", as defined by Webster's Dictionary, means "desire accompanied by expectation of or belief in a future fulfillment". The word "desire" encompasses those things hoped for, but it also includes a request or petition for action!
Esther 5:3-8 - "Then the king said to her, 'What is troubling you, Queen Esther? And what is your request? Even to half of the kingdom it will be given to you.... Then the king said, 'Bring Haman quickly that we may do as Esther desires......So Esther answered and said, 'My petition and my request is: if I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition and do what I request, may the king and Haman come to the banquet which I shall prepare....'"
Nugget of Gold: I believe the Lord is saying that it is time to come before Him with our requests - those promises that He has given us and that have become the desires of our hearts. We have been faithful to HOPE in the future fulfillment of what God has spoken, but it is now time to make a REQUEST before the King. What are the promises that the Lord has been quickening in the past days, weeks, or even months? Come before Him boldly, knowing that His favor is upon you and that His scepter is extended.
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