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Category: Appointed Times

For Such a Time as This

When I think of Purim, I think of the wonder and awe of God's sovereign plans for us. The theme of "For such a Time as This" perfectly pictures God's hand in the life of Esther, an orphan, reared by her uncle and then miraculously placed in the palace courts of the king.

Esther is, by far, the most celebrated 'character' in this saga because she played the supernatural role in freeing her people by the hand of the king by being in the exact place and time in which God put her by His own design. Her participation required humble obedience to the ways of the Most High King of the universe–ways that are very often unfathomable to mankind. But more than her meritorious response to God's call on her life is the fact that Adonai had a plan for her, even from the time that she was a small child. He designed the scope of her life to flow within His intricate format. In reality, our hearts are destined to celebrate no other being than the King of the Universe during Purim–for He is truly exactly that.

We are invited to read the scroll of Esther, or Megillat Esther, on Purim several times. Each time, we blot out the name of the wicked man who tried to sabotage the future of the Jewish people. Despite his plans, which seemed set in stone at the time, the Lord's plans were emerging through the life of His servant Esther. Her uncle, Mordecai, knew that Esther's uninvited presence before the powerful king of more than 127 provinces, from India to Ethiopia, could be potentially calamitous–especially considering the fact that she was about to ask for a change in the decree that he, by Haman's instigation, had announced over the Jews. However, Mordecai knew the One True God and chose to obey His decree rather than man's, empowering him to send words of encouragement and confidence with the king's servants to Esther:

"Do not think in your heart that you will escape in the king's palace any more than all the other Jews. For if you ...

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