Esther 4:12-14  – “When Esther’s reply was conveyed to Mordecai, ¹³ he said to take back this answer to Esther: ‘Don’t imagine that because you are part of the king’s household you will be the one Jew who will escape.  ¹⁴ If you keep quiet at this time, liberation and protection for the Jews will appear from another source, while you and your father’s household perish.  It may very well be that you have achieved royal status for such a time as this!”

As I read, prayed, and meditated on the Word of God today, something captured my thoughts and brought deep conviction.  I began reading in Esther, and the words of Mordecai to Esther stopped me in my tracks.

He told her, “You can’t presume to be safe even in the palace.”  Those in command may accept us, but if we are believers, we are targets because He is their target.  He told her, “Silence in a time of danger produces death.”   

We can’t be silent about God or life when souls are perishing, and the world is going to hell in pursuit of debauchery.   If we are, God will bypass us, and we will not only not be a part of His purpose but suffer loss.  This moment may be the moment for which we were born!   One word, one deed, one prayer could change the course of history and be a matter of life or death for others.  This moment!

That was expanded in Luke 10:2.  There is a harvest.  The harvest is plentiful.  There are not enough harvesters to gather it in.  There are many promoters but few harvesters.  Harvesters gather and prepare for usage.  Promoters count the size of the crop.

Jesus was questioned about the greatest commandment.  He said it was to love God with all our heart and to love our neighbor as ourselves.   Are we loving God by being silent about Him and warning of danger?  Are we loving others by being silent, ignoring sin and danger?

• Love acts!  

If we love God, will we not pursue His purposes?  Maybe this moment is the moment for which we were born! Perhaps this one witness is the prime reason we were born!  Maybe this one soul we touch is the reason we were born!  It may seem small, but in God’s hands, nothing is small.

• Love acts! 

Do our lives testify of love?  Have we come to the place of love and commitment, we say, “If I perish, I perish.”  Where our treasure is, there our heart is.  Our lives testify of our true treasure and reveal its value to us.

Lord, help me to treasure You more than anything!