For Such A Time

. . . and who knows but that you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this. Esther 4:14

(This devotional was written on 04-04-04. It is as appropriate on 3/27/07 as it was the day it first appeared)

Don’t you llove the date on today’s devotional? I like stuff like that because it is unique and not something you see every day. We’ve seen some lights in the sky over the past few weeks and months that will not occur again during our lifetime. It’s a great time to be alive.
I don’t believe we are here by chance. Not on Earth, not in the United States (forgive me all those multitudes of people who receive this note outside the US), not in our Church (whichever one you are in), not in the relationships of which we are a part, rather, they are all part of God’s design and timing for us.
In Esther 4:14 (more 4’s) Mordecai tells Esther through a messenger that “perhaps she has come to the Kingdom for such a time as this.” I believe she did. More than that, however, I believe each one of us has come to the Kingdom for such a time as this. We are a part of each other’s life because of God’s design and timing. We live where we live and go where we go because of God’s timing and placement of our life. And if that is true, and it is, how valuable is every moment of every day? How valuable are we to our families, our friends, our jobs, our Church?
No one can do what God has designed for you to do. No one can take your spot or place in life, your family, your job, or your Church. You employer might find someone to do your job, your spouse might remarry, your Church might get ten new members to carry your part of the load, but no one replaces you.
Listen to me. You are vital. Vital, I tell you. You are here by God’s design. You’ve got stuff to do! You’ve got victories to win! You’ve got relationships to master! You’ve got folks to llove! You’ve got ministry to accomplish.
This is the time. Now! Right now! If ever there was a time when your family needed you to be God’s person, it is now. If ever there was a time when your Church needed you to stand up for Truth and right, it is now. If ever there was a time when you must be about God’s design it is now. You are a part of the Kingdom of God now! For this time! Hook it up – let’s go!!