Good Morning Everyone,
Our theme for this month: “Trust”
Our Bible verse for today: “Who knows, perhaps you have come to your royal position for such a time as this.” Esther 4:14 (HCSB)
Our thought for today: “God is up to something in your life.”
Most of you are probably familiar with the Biblical story of Esther. She was a young orphaned Jewish girl who, through an incredible series of unlikely and completely unpredictable twists and turns, ends up being the Queen of Persia.
On the face of it, there seemed to be no reason for Esther’s assent to such lofty heights. But, God was up to something. The Jews were about to be targeted for genocide by the evil official Haman and God would use Esther, in her position as Queen, to foil Haman’s plot and to save the Jewish people. But Esther had no idea that’s what was going on in her life. However her uncle Mordecai did have a suspicion that God was going to use Esther’s situation in a special way, and that’s why he famously said what he did in Esther 4:14, “Who knows, perhaps you have come to your royal position for us a time as this.”
It’s probably unlikely that God is going to elevate you to the position of Queen of Persia and then use you to save your people. But He is up to something in your life never-the-less. There’s a reason He has chosen to allow you to experience the things you are experiencing, and to be where you are in life.
It is possible, as was the case with Esther, that God has actually orchestrated events to place you exactly where He needs you to be so He can use you for a specific purpose. He caused it all to happen so He can then use it for His purposes.
Or, it’s equally possible that He has simply allowed events to unfold as they have and since you are now where you are, He will use you and your situation for some glorious purpose. Either way, God is sovereign over the events of your life and if you, like Esther, simply cooperate with Him, there’s no telling what God will do.
God used Esther to save a nation of people. He used Abraham Lincoln in the same way. Both were unlikely choices and both were brought to their situations by God for a specific reason. But your situation will probably be less dramatic. Maybe you’re going through a terrible time of testing and struggling right now and unbeknown to you, someone is watching and being impressed by the admirable way in which you are handling it. And maybe God plans to use your example now to help them later when they’re going through something similar.
Or, maybe your simple and faithful acts of service now will have an impact on someone years from now. I’m familiar with the story of a husband and wife who lived a simple, modest, and godly life – unremarkable and yet inspiring to their young son. Although their own lives never amounted to anything beyond the ordinary, their godly example of faithfulness inspired and motivated their son, and he ended up becoming the President of a Bible College and a popular author.
Who knows why God has you in the situation you are currently in, or how He plans to use it? Only God Himself knows. Your job in the middle of it is to simply be faithful and to trust Him to use it all for His good purposes. God is up to something in your life.
God Bless,
Pastor Jim
Oak Hill Baptist Church 