Esther 4:14 For Such
A Time As This
Esther lived in a dark time.
It was a time of captivity. God’s
people had been taken from their homeland and forced to
live in a far country. Much
like the situation of today’s Christian.
She became known as the woman who
gave a miraculous delivery to God’s people.
We too should stand in her
footsteps and offer a delivery from the enemy.
This is a mission message outline.
The Story of Ester, excerpts from the story as an
introduction.
In Esther 4:14…For such a time as this…we see
I. God’s Insight:
…who knoweth? God knoweth!
God never asks a question that He does not know the answer to. His
questions are for our contemplation and our understanding.
1. God knows
your
Position: Your job, family, school, prison, etc…
2. God knows the Plan on how to get the job done
with you.
Samaritan besiegment, Gideon and
broken vessels, David and Golieth, Jesus and the Cross, and of course Esther.
Your circumstances are not
coincedences. We do not live by Murphy’s
Law.
Not everything we do is God’s
divine will, but Romans 8:28 is.
3. God
knows the Purpose is for His King
II. Our Involvement:
thou are come into the kingdom
1.
We See Our Calling.
To pray (v.16)
preachers, missionaries, evangelists, are reserved for a few, but prayer is open
to all. It is the highest calling.
The most fought occupation, and the greatest resource of all.
Satan fights preaching, but we preach anyway, in season and out of
season. It is a "have too" situation at times. A scheduled event.
When God is nowhere around, we still preach. We get recognition from the
Brethren for preaching, we get a pat on the back and positive feedback at the
front door as we shake hands after the service.
We get none of that with prayer. It is the most fought
responsibility in our Christian life. The prayer closet has recognition
from God only.
(Mat. 10:38)
2. We See Our Co-operation.
Team work, not, “who is better”, but what it is about.
It is about salvation and eternity.
3.
We See Our Courage …if I perish,
I perish.
It is our availability, not our ability.
The three Hebrew men of Daniel
could have been a reminder of courage. Daniel in the window.
III. The Worlds
Immediate Need: For such a time as this.
1.
Death
is Imminent. Once to die and
then the judgement. (Hebrews 9:27)
3.
Directions are Indistinct.
It is up to us to make the directions
for escape clear (pulling them out of the fire; Jude 23)
It is not about our luxury,
our ease, our safety, it is about rescuing the perishing.
For such a time is this.