Surrender

Walk by Faith Devotional Series by Pam Keegan

Day 5

Scripture reading: Esther 4:15-17

Before Esther went in to see the king, she instructed Mordecai to gather all the Jews of Susa. She wanted them to fast and pray for God’s intervention, and she and her maids did the same. Esther knew that she couldn’t do this task in her own strength. She needed to rely on God and others. 

Esther’s attitude also changed. She surrendered to her situation. “If I perish, I perish.” Esther “died” to her own dreams, desires, and plans in order to surrender to God’s plans. Think of the fear and anxiety, the loneliness and emptiness she must have felt. But when she went to that inner place of surrender, she found God there.  

Esther went to the Lord in prayer and fasting. She waited on her God. She dealt with the voices of doubt and fear. She knew there was only one still, small voice that mattered. And that was the voice of God. When her very life was on the line, Esther chose to trust God’s wisdom and yield her life to him.

We can’t lean on our own strength. We need the support of others and we need to seek the Lord through fasting and prayer. We also need to surrender to God’s sovereign plan for our lives. We need to come to a point in our walk with Christ, where we say, “It is well with my soul.” This is Esther’s resolution… If I perish, I perish. She got to the point where she was indifferent to her circumstance.

Where do you need to be indifferent to the circumstances you find yourself in? Pray, fast and surrender to God. It is only then that you can approach your situation with strength and confidence.