For Such A Time As This

Then Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, "Do not think to
yourself that in the king's palace you will escape any more than all the
other Jews. For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance
will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's
house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the
kingdom for such a time as this?" ~Esther 4:13-14 (ESV)



In
our often routine and mundane lives, it's easy to lose sight of the
fact that God has each of His children exactly where He wants us. Even
when we stray from His perfect plan for us, He will use us wherever we
are so His purposes are fulfilled (Proverbs 16:9).



So if you
question your relevance and worth in God's kingdom, remember the story
of Esther. She could have easily done what was easiest and most
convenient for her, but God had placed her in a position of influence
for a reason--to save His chosen people. Now her story is forever
immortalized in the pages of God's Word.



Throughout the Bible we
see evidence of God using people to fulfill His purposes. Joseph endured
slavery and wrongful imprisonment so he could save the lives of many
people. Moses, raised in the courts of Pharaoh and then subjected to the
rigors of desert living, became God's tool and weapon against the
mighty nation of Egypt and led God's chosen people to the Promised Land.
A simple fisherman by the name of Peter, who three times denied Jesus,
became a fisher of men. And the list could go on and on...



My
prayer is that God would open our eyes so we can see how our lives fit
into His perfect and worldwide plan--that we can know He has placed us
here and now, for "such a time as this."