That's Faith

Esther 4:
16 "Go and gather together all the Jews of Shushan and fast for me; do not eat or drink for three days, night or day; and I and my maids will do the same; and then, though it is strictly forbidden, I will go in to see the king; and if I perish, I perish."
17 So Mordecai did as Esther told him to.

Esther 4:
1 Three days later Esther put on her royal robes and entered the inner court just beyond the royal hall of the palace, where the king was sitting upon his royal throne.
2 And when he saw Queen Esther standing there in the inner court, he welcomed her, holding out the golden scepter to her. So Esther approached and touched its tip.
3 Then the king asked her, "What do you wish, Queen Esther? What is your request? I will give it to you, even if it is half the kingdom!"
4 And Esther replied, "If it please Your Majesty, I want you and Haman to come to a banquet I have prepared for you today."
5 The king turned to his aides. "Tell Haman to hurry!" he said. So the king and Haman came to Esther’s banquet.
6 During the wine course the king said to Esther, "Now tell me what you really want, and I will give it to you, even if it is half of the kingdom!"
7 Esther replied, "My request, my deepest wish, is 8 that if Your Majesty loves me and wants to grant my request, that you come again with Haman tomorrow to the banquet I shall prepare for you. And tomorrow I will explain what this is all about."
(The Living Bible)

We are continuing to examine the results which came from the three days of fasting and prayer in this time of danger and crisis:

So far we have discovered what the three days of fasting and prayer achieved for Queen Esther personally: how this gave new focus and purpose in her own heart.

Now we will examine how fasting and prayer affected her concerning the challenge Mordicai had given her to go to the king and speak for her people:

Esther received the courage to approach the king without fear
Next, she received the favour of the king. He could have been in a bad mood and just taken her head off
Thirdly, she received the confidence to put into action the most unusual and creative plan of inviting the king and Haman, not just to one, but to two banquets.
She had no way of knowing of the great number of events which needed to happen between the first sumptuous meal and the second, which were necessary for her people to be saved.

Prayer:
Father, help me to have the courage to carry out all the plans and purposes You have lined up for me to do in my lifetime of walking faithfully with You, so that Your kingdom can be established on the earth, in Jesus' name, Amen