Esther 4:13-14 – “And Mordecai told them to answer Esther: “Do not think in your heart that you will escape in the king’s palace any more than all the other Jews. 14 For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”  NKJV

The story of Esther, Mordecai, Haman, King Ahasuerus, and the Jews is gripping.  It is filled with pictures of evil, corruption, intercession, and willingness to accept responsibility.  The plight of the Jews was dire, and while Esther had the favor of the King, she was placing her life on the line in answering the challenge issued by Mordecai to intercede for her people. 

The question of Mordecai is gripping, and multitudes of sermons have been preached, using it as the catalyst to speak for dedication, commitment, and recognizing the call of God.  He said, “Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

I have witnessed and experienced the detail and care with which God ordains events, orchestrates situations, and moves people into positions for His purposes.  He had elevated Esther to the palace and given her favor with the king to save her people in their darkest hour.  God has divine appointments for us if we can recognize them and if we will walk in willing obedience to the nudging of the Holy Spirit.

You may view your life as meaningless or of lesser importance than some prominent figure spiritually or politically, which is a mistake.  You may never see your name in lights, and multitudes may never know your name, but that does not mean your place in the purposes of God is unimportant. 

I heard Evangelist James Robison, founder of LIFE Outreach International, tell his story, and it is inspirational.  He was born in the charity ward of a Houston hospital, the product of a forced sexual encounter.  His 41-year-old mother initially sought to have an abortion, but the doctor would not comply.  She gave birth to this child, put an ad in the newspaper, and gave him up for adoption to Reverend and Mrs. H.D. Hale, pastors in Pasadena, Texas. 

Later his mother reclaimed him while he was a teenager.  He returned to her home in Austin, Texas, where they lived in extreme poverty.  His biological father came back into their lives, and after some volatile times, James almost shot his father, an alcoholic and ill-tempered.  He returned to his adoptive parents in Houston, and Mrs. Hale led him to Christ during a revival service. 

The ministry of James and Betty Robison has touched untold thousands, if not millions, around the world for God.  Who was that obscure doctor who refused to perform an abortion?  I do not know, and few probably do, but the reality is that his obedience to conscience and conviction allowed James to be born. He is now a powerful voice for God internationally.

Who knows if that next person you touch in kindness or through a word of witness will become the next Billy Graham, Billy Sunday, D.L. Moody, W.J. Seymour, Charles Finney, or James Robison?  Who knows if that life you touch becomes a mighty person in the world of finance and, through their prosperity, impacts the Kingdom of God mightily?  Who knows if that person you influence for God and good might become the next mighty statesman for America and the world? 

You are not insignificant!  You were significant enough for Jesus to go to the Cross for you!  You could have been brought into the kingdom for such a time as this when you speak to that isolated, lonely soul who becomes mighty for God and good. But let us take a giant step forward and declare that who can say you were not brought into the kingdom to be the next voice to the world or statesman to bring reconciliation to nations? 

Listen to the Holy Spirit and never consider your worth, value, and importance insignificant.  You might have come into the kingdom for this very time and purpose! 

May God bless richly is my prayer!