35 Quotes by Jill Eileen Smith

I should be queen. I always should have been queen. Instead I have to contend with her." She could not bear to say the girl's name aloud. Star. Her husband had fallen in love with a beautiful young girl with a celestial name, so how was she supposed to compete with that?

You do not need to fear me, Esther."She simply nodded."But you do."She smoothed her gown. "I will do whatever you ask of me, my lord.""You remind me of Vashti," he said, his tone low, husky. "And yet you are nothing like her." A deep sigh escaped him. "You draw out a need within me to protect you, though you are willing to do whatever I ask. You delight me, Esther.

What is your name?"She and Mordecai had discussed what to do if she ever faced this situation. "Do not tell them you are Jewish," he had said. "And tell them your name is Esther. It is the Persian version of Hadassah.""What is your name?" the man asked again. "Esther," she said, nearly choking on the name. "I am the daughter of Abihail. My cousin Mordecai is my adopted father.

Our God is mighty. And His ways are beyond understanding.""Now we will trust Him to help us write the decree to undo the damage our enemy has done.

God had always promised a deliverer. He had promised it since the garden when Adam sinned. He had always saved a remnant of His people, even when they sinned against Him so grievously. Surely He would do so again. With or without Esther.He looked into Hathach's eyes. What if Esther was the person God had placed where she was for this moment?

You are Esther now, a Persian star, and you will shine like the dawn in the king's palace.

He glanced at the stars before passing over the threshold. Thank You for intervening and using my Esther to help her people. I will trust You to complete the work soon.Whether or not they talked about Him in Susa, God had become very real to Mordecai, and he knew that without Adonai's intervention, there would have been no night like this one. And without Adonai's future help, there would be no rescue in days to come.

Clean hands and a pure heart com from knowing when we have failed our God's standards and repenting. Repentance brings a pure heart.~ pg. 294

Only God can give us all that we need. Only He can feed the hungriest places in our soul.~ pg. 42