Esther 4:14b “…And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” (NIV)
I have been familiar with Esther 4:14 for a long time, but the actual verse is vastly different from the popular paraphrase that “…perhaps this is the moment for which you have been created.” While the paraphrase seems much more dramatic, the actual verse seems much more like God.
Esther 4:14b “…Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?” (NLT)
God does have a plan for us. He has something we were uniquely created to do. So while I am in my current position, I need to keep an eye out for what He is calling me uniquely to do today. Right now. It’s not one moment for which I was created, it is a lifetime of chances and opportunities to contribute to His kingdom work.
Esther 4:15-16a Than Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: “Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me….I and my attendants will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law….”
Lord, Thank You for this day and this scripture. Thank You for the reminder that You do have plan for our lives, a plan which includes daily opportunities, little moments, to serve You as we were created to do. Help us, like Mordecai, to be boldly confident that You will act. Help us, like Esther, to be bold in our actions for You. Draw us closer. Give us strength and hope. Amen.
Esther 4:16b “…And if I perish, I perish.”
Have a blessed day.