#1
"Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house." Esther 5:1
Esther did not choose to clothe herself in her old apparel of a Jewish maiden to show her humility and her gratefulness for the position that King Ahasuerus had exalted her to. No, she selected the apparel that was her's because she was queen. It was royal, costly, elegant, and beautiful. The king had a right to enjoy her in the apparel he had bestowed upon her because of her position. Just so with us. As daughters of the King of all the earth, we who are in Christ, in God, have been given new robes of righteousness and glory.
"I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels." Isaiah 61:10
And earlier in the same chapter of Isaiah, speaking of Jesus Christ...
"... to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified."
There is a good and proper place to have a humble attitude before the Lord. To remember where we were, broken sinners, unable to do anything to earn our way to heaven, until the sacrifice of Jesus Christ's death on the cross dawned upon our hearts and we were justified in the sight of God by the acceptance of that sacrifice. However, we should not live there! We have been made saints in Jesus (Ephesians 2:19)! We are made holy, pure, sanctified, and justified in the sight of God through Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 6:11), and we should revel in that, take great joy in that, not still live in the "pig pen" when we have been made daughters of the king! Humility, yes, but it is the work of Christ done for us, not anything that we have done, and in that we should take great joy and glory in. We can humbly walk daily in the glorious garments of holiness and glorify the Giver by appreciating the royal robes that He bestowed on us. The book of Ephesians is a beautiful book to read, memorize, and meditate on for reminders of what we have received in Jesus. And may the Lord grow in all of us a humble glory for the holy and royal garments that we are clothed in because of HIM!
#2
"And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre." Esther 5:2
Esther, arrayed in her queenly, royal robes, stands in the outer court of the king and receives the favor of King Ahaseurus, who extended the royal sceptre towards her so that she was able to come near to him to present her request. Just with us and God Almighty. We now have constant and available access to God in Christ because of Christ. Jesus is the "Sceptre", the sceptre of justification and restoration of our relationship with God the Father.
"Wherefore in all things it behoved Him to be made like unto His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people." Hebrews 2:17
I see that there are 2 points of application from this correlation. First, the "sceptre" of the sacrifice of Jesus is extended to us as guilty sinners as our access to a restored relationship with the Father.
"But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us..." Ephesians 2:13-14
When we come near and touch the "sceptre" of Jesus Christ and accept it as the full payment for our sin, then our relationship is restored to the Father, and we have peace with God through Jesus Christ (Romans 5:1-2).
Secondly, because of the restored fellowship between us and God the Father through Jesus Christ, we can come forward boldly, entering into the privilege of fellowship with God. Through our "Sceptre", our mediator, Jesus Christ, we draw near to God, and we are welcomed by God because of the reconciliation that Jesus' death on the cross obtained for us (1 Timothy 2:5). Beautiful truth! Enter into a vulnerable and loving relationship with your Heavenly Father, which is made available to you. Make Him your confidant, your best and nearest friend. He desires such tender and close fellowship with each of us. Will we stay afar off, still living in the shadow of the law, or will we joyfully walk in the New Covenant and glorify Him by enjoying the freedom and fellowship that His sacrifice purchased for us?
"Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, which He hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, His flesh; and having an high priest over the house of God; let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water." Hebrews 10:19-22