We just finished the third week of our Game Changers series by looking at Esther. In fact, most of you knew I would be mentioning Esther from the title of this entry alone. Esther 4:14 is a much quoted passage of scripture and is a preacher's dream come true for good sermon material. As I was studying for the message, I realized something about this verse, as well as Esther's situation that I believe is important for us to understand.
"For such a time as this" is often a place we'd rather not be. We know how the story ended with Esther, we know that she saves the day, and because of that I think we sometimes lose perspective on how scary her 'such a time as this' really was. Too many times we're guilty of believing we're in God's will when life is going smoothly and not in his will when life is hard. Esther's story teaches us that sometimes God's will puts us right in the middle of a storm. Esther was in God's will...she was made queen for such a time as this, but I'm guessing she wasn't really excited about the situation she was in...it was literally life threatening.
If you're walking through a difficult time right now and you find yourself in the middle of a storm, then this next statement is for you. Just because you're in the middle of a storm, doesn't mean you're not in God's will! Keep praying...keep fighting...stay in his will. In the end, you will be victorious.
