WHAT SETS YOU APART

A Deep Thoughts Devotional Story
© Opeyemi Akintunde
As Inspired by the LIVING WORD

Two women.
Same palace.
Same law.
Same offense, disobedience to royal protocol.

Yet their endings were completely different.

Queen Vashti refused the king’s call.
She broke the law.
Judgment followed.
She was removed, no appeal, no second chance.

Queen Esther also broke the law.
She entered the inner court without being summoned, an act punishable by death.

But the Bible records something powerful:
When the king saw Esther, she obtained favor in his sight.

And the law bowed.

That is the difference.

Favor rewrites outcomes.
Favor speaks where rules should silence you.
Favor makes room where doors are meant to be shut.

When a man is clothed with divine favor,
he will achieve what others cannot,
walk paths others are denied,
and receive mercy where judgment was expected.

Jesus walked in this dimension.
He grew in wisdom and stature,
and in favor with God and man—
no wonder His life was filled with exploits.

Are you waiting for marriage while time seems to move on?
You need favor.

Is your home filled with tension and rejection?
You need favor.

Is your business struggling to survive?
You need favor.

Are you trusting God for the fruit of the womb?
Hannah found favor.
Mary found favor.
Elizabeth found favor.

Favor is the invisible hand of God
changing stories without noise.

So pray with understanding:

“Lord, clothe my life with Your favor.
Let Your light rest upon me.
Grant me favor before You and before men.
Let my case receive mercy where others receive judgment,
in Jesus’ name.”

KEY SCRIPTURES:
Esther 5:2 – “When the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she obtained favor in his sight.”
Esther 1:13 – “Then the king consulted the wise men who understood the times…”

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