For Such a Time as This
Esther is a young woman who has a choice to make. Her family, friends, and people face extermination. She must choose. Will she put her life in danger and try to save her people? Or will she do nothing and watch as everyone she loves is destroyed? Her uncle Mordecai tells her that she was born “for such a time as this.” She chose to put her life on the line. God used her to help save her people.
You and I are here in this place and this time. You did not choose this time, and maybe didn’t choose this place, but here you are. I want to suggest that you may have been chosen for such a time as this. You were uniquely created for the responsibilities and opportunities of your life.
Like Esther you have choices to make. Maybe your choices are not as drastic as hers, but they are yours to make. I take that back, your choices are just as drastic as hers. Your choices are life-shaping for you and everyone in your life.
You may never stand before a king, but every day you will stand before someone. If you will be like Esther, you can make a positive impact on this world, but you must choose wisely. Today, choose righteousness, choose wisdom, and choose kindness because you never know whose life you may be saving. After all, you were born for such a time as this.
Douglas & Deborah Huff
From Down Where the Pavement Ends
douglas@pavementendsministry.com
From the Bible
“And Mordecai told them to answer Esther: “Do not think in your heart that you will escape in the king’s palace any more than all the other Jews. For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
Esther 4:13-14 NKJV
Thank you for this! Have a blessed day!