At Such A Time As This

Meredith and I are teaching in VBS. Today's lesson was on the book of Esther. What a story! I read the text again last night and was amazed at the paternal advice Mordecai gave the young Hadassah. His message to her was a powerful example of a balanced theology of Christian service. Mordecai said:

"For if you keep silence at such a time as this, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another quarter, but you and your father's family will perish. Who knows? Perhaps you have come to royal dignity for just such a time as this" (Esther 4:14 NRSV).

Mordecai's message reveals -
1. God does not need us. We can loose that messiah complex.
2. God delights in us joining in His work.
3. There are consequences for not joining God's work.

Let's join God in His mission. Who knows? Perhaps we have come to royal dignity for just such a time as this!