#soap # Esther 01 ## Title: What’s Your Integrity Worth? ## Scripture: (Esther 1:12) “But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s bidding conveyed through the eunuchs. Then the king became extremely angry, and his rage consumed him.” (NET) ## Observation: According to some ancient Jewish commentators, what the king was commanding of Vashti may have been worse than it seems. He may have wanted her to come wearing ONLY her crown! When this came to the queen, she had a choice to make. It really came down to the following question: What is your integrity worth? Are you willing to say no in order to keep your personal integrity and not cross the line of your self-worth? What if it cost you everything like it did the queen? When I see so many men and women revealing their bodies, doing things that degrade themselves, and giving up their personal integrity, my heart breaks. These people are longing for attention and value, so they give up everything for a moment of being in the spotlight. What about you? What if you knew you were already fully seen, known, and loved by your Heavenly Father? You are. Don’t give in to the pressure of this age. Keep your honor. ## Application: Say no when asked to compromise your integrity for a moment in the spotlight. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for truly seeing us.