Thursday 5 March

Esther 4:17; Psalm 138; Matthew 7:7-12

Help me, God

Life can be tough. We can feel overwhelmed by events and frightened. In our hour of need we do well to call on God for help. Queen Esther of the Persians found herself in such a situation when her people, the Jews, were likely to be defeated. Through her earnest prayer disaster was averted. Esther showed faith in the power of God to help and God did not let her down. Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.