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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.

So here we see God's provision in response to prayer and fasting,

in response to Esther's willingness to lay to 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 is 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 favors so that there will be a hearing for the gospel.

I pray for that in people groups,

not yet reach 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 a favorable way and receive what they have to share.

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