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Esther, September 18
Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself
that thou shalt escape in the king’s house, more than all the Jews. For if
thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there
enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but
thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth
whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
Esther 4:13, 14
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In ancient times the Lord worked in a wonderful way through consecrated
women who united in His work with men whom He had chosen to stand
as His representatives. He used women to gain great and decisive victories.
More than once, in times of emergency, He brought them to the front and
worked through them for the salvation of many lives. Through Esther the
queen, the Lord accomplished a mighty deliverance for His people. At a
time when it seemed that no power could save them, Esther and the women
associated with her, by fasting and prayer and prompt action, met the issue,
and brought salvation to their people.
A study of women’s work in connection with the cause of God in Old
Testament times will teach us lessons that will enable us to meet emergencies
in the work today. We may not be brought into such a critical and prominent
place as were the people of God in the time of Esther; but often converted
women can act an important part in more humble positions. This many have
been doing, and are still ready to do. It is a woman’s duty to unite with her
husband in the disciplining and training of her sons and daughters, that they
may be converted, and their powers consecrated to the service of God. There
are many who have ability to stand with their husbands in sanitarium work, to
give treatments to the sick and to speak words of counsel and encouragement
to others. There are those who should seek an education that will fit them to
act the part of physicians.—
Special Testimonies, Series B 15:1, 2
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