 Mordecai, the man who had raised Esther, sent her a message urging her to go to the king and plead for the life of her people. Well, she was afraid because the law of the land dictated that anyone who entered the king's presence unbidden would be executed unless he extended his gold scepter to them. In Esther 4, 14 through 16, our word for today from the word of God, Mordecai appeals to her with this plea. Who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this.