Grace Has A Voice

Mar 03, 2025·By Bongiwe Mthembu

”And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.” Esther 2:17 (KJV)

I know that many of us know the story of Esther and how she became queen replacing Vashti. Esther lived in ancient Persia about 100 years after the Babylonian captivity. When Esther's parents died, the orphaned child was adopted and raised by her older cousin Mordecai. There wasn't really much to tell about her, but even if that was the case God had destined her for greatness. There was just something amazing about this woman and it made her stand out from all other women who had the hope of becoming queen. There was so much more to Esther becoming a queen than she could have thought; there were destinies tied to her destiny.

Our opening verse tells us how the king loved Esther above all the women who were there because she had found grace and favor in his sight. Esther had first found grace and favor in the sight of God. This grace and favor caused her to stand out from the many hopeful women who had appeared before the king. Regardless of her family background, she was the one that the king chose and crowned queen. This is what the grace and favor of God do in your life. This is what happens when God’s Grace is speaking for you; You get to stand out from the rest!

As a child of God, you are one who has found grace and favor with God causing you to be distinguished with excellence and character. Because of God's grace and favor, you will always be ahead of your equals. God's grace and favor will take you from the back of the line to the forefront. Walk with the consciousness of the one who has found favor and grace with God. You are never at a disadvantage or ever going to be overlooked because grace will always speak for you.

You will never be able to function in the full capacity of your ministry to the Lord ; to others ; and in defeating the powers of the enemy, unless you understand the dynamics of God’s Grace. The understanding of God’s Grace enables the Holy Spirit to be released in full potential in your life.

Grace is unveiled as the fifth gift in a list of 'the Seven Gifts of God in Christ Jesus. The Grace of God can be seen in what it produces; as much as Grace is a divine working on the inside of a man, it manifests itself on the outside of a man in diverse ways: below are seven out workings of grace in a person’s life.

Prayer:

Father, I rejoice for your grace that you've greatly lavished upon me, and I declare that my life is the manifestation of your glory, virtue, excellence, and greatness as I walk in your love, in Jesus’ Name!