A Lesson Learned: "For such a time as this…"
I’m knee-deep in my study of Esther. I am loving every minute of it! If you are at all familiar with the story of Esther, you have most likely heard these famous words spoken to her by her cousin, “Perhaps you came into this royal position for such a time as this.”
You see, King Xerxes (Esther’s husband) had just issued a decree issuing all Jews living in Persia to be executed. Mordecai begged Esther to go to the King and change his mind. The only problem was, the law stated that anyone who went to the king without being summoned was to be killed unless he pardoned him/her. Mordecai was pleading with Esther to take a chance. He told her that perhaps she was chosen as Queen for this very purpose!
I can’t help but get swept up in the drama of it all, especially when I recall details from the movie One Night with the King
Until now, I’ve never really been able to relate to this famous quote in the book of Esther. After all, Esther was a queen and I am, well…not. But this statement just goes back to the fact that God has had a plan for our lives before we were even conceived. He placed Esther in that time period for that specific purpose just as he places each of us in this time in history, in this family, in this location…for a specific purpose.
Don’t believe me? Here’s scriptural proof:
God has a purpose for each of our lives. A purpose only we can fulfill. It’s easy to get down and think that our lives don’t really matter (or at least it is for me), but God couldn’t disagree more! Unlike Esther, though, this purpose might not come down to a single decision in our lives. It could just be what we do with each and every moment we’ve been given.
As a mother, I feel my greatest purpose in this life is to raise my children to love the Lord. I think this could be the greatest “purpose” any of us are called to!
A beautiful and powerful post! I would do well to remember that each day I am given "for such a time as this" moments with my children that I must seize. These thoughts and scriptures give powerful meaning to the sometime routine day as a mom.
Thank you for directing my thoughts toward this today. May God bless you in the moments with your children.
a great post!!
I can't tell you how much I needed this today. I am still (sometimes daily) struggling with being a mom…an insta-mom at that. And though I love most moments, I miss teaching and friendships like I never knew I would. But this is so true. You are speaking truth into my heart and soul tonight, and I appreciate you sharing this.
I'd say my calling at this stage in my life is to love my husband and children with my whole heart, and to serve others willingly and joyfully. Thank you for the wonderful post and reminders.