For Such A Time As This

Esther 4:1 - 16

The context: A decree was passed out and all the Jews were to be killed. God had positioned Esther to be in the palace at that time and Mordecai challenged her: "Maybe you are in the kingdom for such a time as this."

Esther was in the kingdom for such a time as this. We tend to be dulled by our comfort and not to see the reality of what is happening around us. The Jews were meant to be killed and the enemy was behind it. God chose a nation and the enemy doesn't like God's chosen. He wants to discredit and derail people. The secular world will make people believe there is no sin and there is no judgement.

The enemy operates by killing, stealing and destroying us. he will use human anger, jealousy, envy to bring destruction and cause havoc. he is a destroyer especially when you are a christian. He wants you to be a non entity.

How did Esther respond?
Because we have been trained to find human solutions, when we are stuck and cannot find human solutions, we become the victim of the situation. We need to realise we have access to the divine, the supernatural. The church needs to be spiritually alert and ready at all times.

Esther understood the law. The problems came and there were no human solutions. Haman had secured the Kings approval, spent the money etc, etc. There was the King and there was Esther. She knew there was no human solution and so she fasted. The fasting allows God to demonstrate his power. Mordecai presented Esther with a choice: if she didn't do anything, God would raise someone else.

Christians tend to look at the needs of the present and not the bigger picture. Esther needed to see the bigger picture.

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