Esther 4:14 “If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?”
Esther, although a Jew, has been crowned queen in King Xerxes’ empire. A man named Haman has convinced King Xerxes that all the Jews must die. Mordecai, Esther’s uncle sends her this message and tells her that maybe she has been put in this position, as the queen, to do something about this impending genocide. Just maybe, she was placed in this position by God, to rescue the Jews? Could this be her destiny? Mordecai begs her to not miss her calling.
Too often I am concerned with what’s next. I worry about the next decision in my life, the next hurdle to jump, and the next mountain to climb. I’m always looking for what’s around the corner or down the road. But, God has placed me at this time, in this circumstance, with these people, for a specific reason. I can’t be so focused on tomorrow that I lose sight of today. What has God called me to today? What has God called me to do today in my neighborhood, at my work, in my family, right now, on Tuesday November 1, 2011? That should be my number one concern. Today, I will focus on today. Who knows if perhaps I was made for just such a time as this!?
Dear Jesus, remind me to look around me and see my calling today. Help me to not miss my opportunity. Amen.
