RTW September 14

“Such A Time As This” Moments

“Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?”
Esther 4:14

 

 

My Takeaways

Something Old

Such a time as this moments

  • Requires extreme faith in God, not in myself
  • Requires exact obedience, without exception
  • Requires courage that is beyond our humanness
  • Invite us into God’s amazing plan, that often doesn’t have anything to do with us

…continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling (NIV)
Philippians 2:12b

Fear and trembling trom’-os
Used to describe the anxiety of one who distrusts his ability completely to meet all requirements.

Something New

 

Something to Do

Be prayed up, so I’m prepared for any “such a time as this moments” God invites me to be a part of.

 

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6 Comments

  1. I very seldom comment, but I’ve always loved the story of Esther, an insignificant young woman who obeys & leaves the consequences to God.
    Oh that I could do that!
    Although God is not mentioned in the book of Esther, His presence is certainly evident, a reminder that just because God is silent, doesn’t mean that God is absent. He is at work to deliver even when He seems hidden. God just wants us to be faithful.

    1. I love what you say: Just because God is silent, it doesn’t mean that God is absent…Thank you for sharing!!

  2. Esther is one of my favourite books of the Bible, since I was a child. The story has gotten a deeper meaning for me over the years and I long to have the courage, trust and faith that she had. It is a reminder for me to stay on it and to stay prayed up and ready for whatever God will put on my path!!!

  3. My Takeaways: For Such a Time as This

    Something Old: Esther 4:16 “Go and gather together all the Jews of Susa and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will do the same. And then though it is against the law, I will go to see the King if I must die I must die.” Usually a fast includes prayer. I wonder why prayer was not included in this text? Esther should have went to God in prayer first and she should not have broken the law. I doubt if God was proud of this. This kind of reminded me of Abraham and Sarah, when their patients had run out for having a child and they did things their own way. I don’t think God was happy with what they had done, but He is in control and He has a plan to work out everything for His good “in such a time as this.” It’s a good thing that God looks after His people, because without His intervention in our lives what a mess we would have.

    Something New: Esther 2:3a. “Let the king appoint agents in each province to bring these beautiful young women into the royal harem at the fortress of Susa…. did you wonder why Mordecai agreed to bring his virgin niece to the king for the sole purpose of the Kings sexual pleasure? What a restricted and boring life she would of had if she was not crowned King. What was Mordecai thinking? It’s a good thing that God was in control “for such a time of this.” Esther 3:2 “All the kings officials would bow down before Heman to show him respect whenever he passed by, for so the king had commanded. But Mordecai refused to bow down or show him respect.” Doesn’t God want us to show respect to our government officials? The Bible doesnt say he refused to worship him, which would be wrong, he just refused to show respect. Its a good thing that God was in control “for such a time as this.” I enjoyed reading Bible.org’s commentary on today’s readings in Esther titled “Miss Persia” It is at this link: https://bible.org/seriespage/1-miss-persia-esther-11-218
    and “Hanging Out At the Gate” is at this link:
    https://bible.org/seriespage/2-hanging-out-gate-esther-219-315
    These commentaries gave me many answers to the many questions I had. Reading these commentaries are worth your time.

    Something To Do: Remember Joseph was sent ahead to Egypt by God to save his family from famine “for such a time as this.” Esther was married to the Persian King “for such a time as this.” I believe that I have been placed on this earth by God for such a time as this. I believe that there is a definite purpose for my life that God has called me to. I have the choice – as Esther had the choice – to move forward with God’s vision and plan for my life or to say no to God. My time on this life is short. I can live my life in accordance with God’s will and purpose for me or I can waste away my life with useless distractions. The devil wants nothing more than to distract me from what God has called me to “for such a time as this.” So, I must live my life wholly and purposefully for God for such a time as this and leave the distractions behind.

  4. I just re-registered for RTW. I decided I wanted to go back around and do it all again! I loved it so much the first time.

    Going thru Esther again a few things stood out more strongly. The first was King Xerxes and his tendency to listen to everyone else on subject matters, not to spoil the rest of the story…, this tendency struck me as God softening his heart, making him an open person. In contrast he hardened Vashti’s heart so that Esther would be in the place of Queen. This just highlights how intimate God is with all of his creation–and how he can shape the paths of people who don’t believe in him (as he did with Pharaoh in Exodus).

    The other thought hits on what Wendy discussed which is submitting to the Lord under all our circumstances–the hard and the easy ones. I was reminded of 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 in which Paul writes about the refining effect of trials and struggles. Esther is definitely being refined from a deferential figure to a powerful, assertive woman. Some random thoughts.

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