For Such a Time as This!

We have been going through the great story of Esther at our Tuesday Night Gatherings at Roots Coffeehouse. Last night we were in the fourth chapter of the story.

Esther has been named the new queen of Persia by King Xerxes and all seems well. Except now the King has named Haman prime minister of all the land and the people are required to bow to him. Esther's uncle Mordecai refuses. Haman notices and is now crazy mad. He wants Mordecai killed. But then he finds out that Mordecai is a Jew so now he wants all of the Jews killed.

Persia at that time had 35 million living there and was roughly as large as the continental United States. There are hundreds of thousands of Jews living amongst the peoples. The decree goes out to kill them all in 12 months. The country is in an uproar.

These people have intermarried with the Persians and are friends and neighbors and business people in the society. Naturally, Mordecai asks Queen Esther to talk to the king. The problem is she can not just go talk to him. Tradition held that the King must summon you or you could die for just walking in on him. Esther is scared. I would be too.

But then Mordecai tells her those famous words, 'Don't think you will escape death by being in the palace. You can not do nothing. And besides, who knows if you are here 'for such a time as this''.

We all have such a time as this moments. Moments when we can not see more than one step ahead and we are scared. I want to challenge you right now to look at how GOD has worked in your life to bring you to such a time as this. Do you think that HE would leave you now?

GOD has worked in our lives

to place us exactly where he wants at just the right time.

My challenge to you is to boldly take that next step and to trust that GOD will be there just as HE has been with you in the past. No, life will not be easy. We are never promised 'easy'. But what we are promised is that GOD will be there. HE has things for us to do that we can not even imagine. Be bold for Jesus.

Take that step.
Talk to that person.
Do a little more.
Give a little more.
Trust HIM a little more.

Ephesians 3:20-21 tells us, 'Now to HIM that is able to do exceedingly, abundantly above all we can ask or think, according to the power that works in us, unto HIM be glory in the church by JESUS CHRIST through all ages...'

May you be blessed as you live for our LORD!