For Such a Time as This
I love the story of Queen Esther. She risked death by her boldness as she spoke out for her people Israel. I often quote from her story when I, or my friends, may be experiencing turmoil, chaos, and even loss. I’m reminded — that just like Esther, “I may have come to a royal position for such a time as this.” As children of God, every day we can live with the understanding that we have royal positions. We belong to Him. We have been set apart. Christ died on the cross for us. We are not our own. We have been bought with a price. Immersed in His truth, there should be no doubt in our minds that there is a purpose for us.
The story of how God worked in her life encourages me to move forward in faith. With all the negativity and dreadful “stuff” that’s in our world today, it’s quite easy to pull the cover over our heads, ignore it all, and hope it goes away. We think “That’s not my responsibility to get involved. Leave that to politicians or missionaries or other people that are ‘called’ to do that.” We even close our eyes to our neighbors who need a simple touch or word of encouragement or a gesture that says “I care”. We think “I’ve just got too much to do with my own set of circumstances to get involved in someone else’s cirmstances and plight,”
Here’s the deal. You and I are here on this earth right now, during these times, and it’s not by accident that we ARE here for a greater purpose than “our 4 and no more”. What if we are supposed to be part of the solution in turning the tide of crisis in someone’s life, in our community’s need for change, and in our world’s need for hope. I know this….God’s predesigned master plan for our lives includes us being a conduit of hope and peace to others.
Shouldn’t we be honored that God purposed and planned us to be here RIGHT NOW, for a reason that’s bigger than ourselves? What if He put us HERE & NOW — to be the LIGHT in the darkness, to be the “chosen ones” to positively impact and make a difference in this world — that so needs LIFE & LIGHT? And, just wondering, are we realizing that God has us here “”FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS” to be that LIFE & LIGHT?? (Esther 4:14)