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Esther chapter 5, verse 2.

When the king saw Queen Esther standing in the courtyard,

she found favor in his eyes,

and the king held out the gold scepter that was in his hand to Esther,

and Esther approached and touched the top of the scepter that was in his hand to esther and esther approached and touched the top of the

scepter so here we see god's provision in response to prayer and fasting in response to esther's

willingness to lay down her life to go see the king, when the king saw Queen Esther,

instead of casting her out, he invites her in. She found favor in his eyes. This is evidence.

Again, the name of God is not mentioned in the book of Esther,

but the fingerprints of God are all over this book.

And this is one shining example.

She found favor in his eyes because God did this.

You know, this is one of the things I pray in my own life. And I think about people who

don't know Christ that I'm trying to share the gospel with. And I think about people groups in the

world where the gospel's not yet gone. One of the things I pray for is favor. Not favor so that I can advance myself in

someone else's eyes, but favor so that there will be a hearing for the gospel. I pray for that in

people groups, not yet reached with the gospel. I pray that as missionaries go that god will grant them

favor that leaders in that people group that men and women in that people group would would look upon

those who are bringing the good news of the gospel and grant them favor see them in favorable way, and receive what they have to share.

So I think this is a good thing to pray. Paul, when we get to the New Testament, when he encourages

or asks the church to pray for him, he prays that they would, God would give favor, that God would open doors for the

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