Category: For Such a Time as This

The Providence of God

Here we are at the end of our Esther study. I truly hope that you have been able to see this story in a new light. I pray that it has been a blessing to you and a means by which you have grown in your knowledge of God. The

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Just Because We Can Doesn’t Mean We Should

After months of waiting, the sun finally broke free from the night and the dreaded day arrived, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar. Yet God, in His amazing involvement in the story of Esther, had “turned the tables.” Though Haman’s evil plan could not be

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Trusting God’s Plan in Trials

Have you ever done something you immediately regretted? When I was in middle school, I let a friend of mine copy my math homework. Our teacher caught my friend with both of our homework packets in hand and called us into the hallway to yell at us for cheating. I

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For Such A Time As This

What if God has been orchestrating every single event of life in preparation for what you are about to face? What if this is your time? There is only one you. There is only one person in this world with your exact personality, your heritage, your skills and talents, and

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Standing Confidently

Building Courage When I read Esther 7, I imagine the room tense with anticipation. Esther, dressed in royal robes, stood before her husband, King Ahasuerus, with her heart probably pounding. She was about to reveal the enemy who threatened her life and the lives of her people. Can you picture

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Wait on the Lord

Waiting! The bane of most of us. We do not like to wait. In fact, technological advancements have increased our dislike for waiting because we have fast everything. The very thought that we have to wait for anything irks us. And sadly, somehow we have imported that attitude into our

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Living with a Humble Heart

My church recently walked through the book of Esther. It was such a blessing to me, as I had never before studied this particular part of scripture in-depth. As we read together chapter by chapter and verse by verse, I recognized beautiful aspects of God’s character that deeply encouraged my

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Our Desire for Significance

Haman said, “Furthermore, Queen Esther invited only me to accompany the king to the banquet that she prepared. And also tomorrow I am invited along with the king. Yet all this fails to satisfy me so long as I have to see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”

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Moving Forward with Confidence

I wonder what Esther was feeling as she watched the sunrise on that third day. “It so happened that on the third day Esther put on her royal attire and stood in the inner court of the palace…” – Esther 5:1 This was the day that Esther would either end

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Facing the Future Through Prayer

Thankfully a few centuries ago royal families lost the power to kill someone for approaching them incorrectly. However, there are still protocols for meeting the royal family in the UK. (I am sure this is the case in other countries with royal families, too.) If you meet King Charles, he

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