The King Remembers
(Esther 2:1-4, New King James Version)
Do you think when the king remembers Queen Vashti that he had any regrets? Whether he regretted his decision or not, it could not be changed. We know, from the Bible, that all of this was used by God to save the Jewish people from extinction, but of course, King Ahasuerus would have no knowledge of this. We note from this passage, that when the king remembers his former queen, he had some very wise servants. Was Vashti the only beautiful woman in the kingdom? Definitely not! The servants advised the king to seek out a new queen from among the beautiful women who would be brought to the city and prepared to meet the king. 
Have you ever thought about why God made you very beautiful -- or not. That is a silly question to ask, right? I have heard that sometimes beauty can be a curse! Having not experienced that, as I do not consider myself to be all that beautiful, I guess I cannot say whether that is true or not. 
I would like to challenge you all with this thought. What is more important to God, your outer beauty or your inner beauty? We have all had the experience of opening gorgeous presents, only to find a great disappointment when it was unwrapped. We have also had the experience of opening packages that were hastily wrapped, and not all that enticing on the outside, but contained exactly what we most wanted, in the inside. Take some time today. Work on your inner beauty before the Lord. For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart. (1 Samuel 16:7b, NKJV) Just a thought - when Ahasuerus the king remembers Vashti, do you think he thought to look for more than just outward beauty this time?
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