The Bible gives us examples how to approach the throne. In First Samuel 1:10 , Hannah approached God "in bitterness of soul Hannah wept much and prayed to the LORD". Esther approached after much fasting (see Esther 4 - 5 ) (Yes, I know she was approaching the king's throne but she fasted and interceded in prayer before approaching the king's throne.) In Exodus 17 , " Moses built an altar and called it The LORD is my Banner. 16 He said, “For hands were lifted up to the throne of the LORD." And don't forget how Jesus approached God in complete submission and obedience on the cross! From these few verses we see that 1) we should approach the throne - God expects it.  God is prepared for it.  2) we should be humbled and prepared to be honest.  3) We should approach God's throne as an act of praise. God already knows what we need.  God already knows what we want.  God wants us to understand what we need and what we want and that God can provide all ...

Queen Vashti Ever heard of her?  Probably not. She's the queen who was ousted and replaced by Queen Esther, from the Old Testament book of Esther .  While Queen Esther is honored when she did the right thing for such a time as this, Vashti, who also did the right thing is left to rot. Here's the story.  Her husband, the king, had a great feast that lasted for days after he'd been showing off all his wealth for months and months.  Late in this great feast full of drunken men, the king wanted his beautiful wife, Queen Vashti, to parade in front of his drunken guests, wearing only her crown. Queen Vashti had her own party for the women, knew what the men were doing and what her husband was asking her to do, and chose to do the right thing by declining the invitation. Except in those days, when the king suggested you do something, it was really a command.  By refusing to expose herself to the drunk mob of men, she exposed herself to condemnation.  Which is ...