Purpose
Last week I started a new Devotional Study, in which I’ll be reading through all the great stories in the Bible. I’ve noticed that when I study passages for the second or third time, I sometimes catch something important that I missed in previous readings. (Plus I love learning all the important lessons these stories have to teach us)
Yesterday I read through the Book of Esther. I have always found this story particularly inspirational. Esther isn’t a very long book (Just 6 pages in my Bible), so please take the time to read through it: Esther 1-10
Now that it’s fresh in our minds, I’d like to pose a few questions:
- What are the chances that King Xerxes would pick Esther out of all the other young women in the land? (Just imagine the number of girls who wanted to be Queen…)
- What are the chances that this would happen before Haman made the decree to kill the Jews?
- What are the chances that Esther’s and Mordecai’s ancestors would be brought to this land by Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, all those years before? (2:6)
The only explanation is that it was part of God’s divine plan – He placed her there for a specific purpose so that she could save the Jews from death. Isn’t our God an awesome God?
Like Esther, God has a plan for each of our lives. Sometimes it won’t involve something as big as saving an entire kingdom, but big or little, we all play a part in His special plan. We should remember this as we make choices throughout our life, and remember to pray for guidance and ask Him what we should do.
