Fulfilling God's Purpose

Esther 4:13-14 Then Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, "Do not think to yourself that in the king's palace you will escape any more than all the other Jews. 14 For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" ESV

By the providential hand of God, Esther, the orphan Jewish girl, had been made queen of Persia but now was wavering in fear to be used to deliver her people. God had placed her there for a purpose, a time such as this. Now, Mordecai, the wise man who reared her, reminded her that it was not God who needed her but she that needed Him. Let none of us be so full of ourselves to believe that the fulfillment of God’s plan and purposes depend on us. How arrogant to think that God anxiously awaits, wondering if we will be faithful to our task. God is sovereign and complete within Himself. He nor His plans are dependant upon man. He can work through us, around us, or in spite of us. Yet, God chooses and desires to work through man to accomplish His plan. This gives Him opportunity to reveal His glory through us and also to bless us. Fulfilling God’s purpose and plan for our lives not only brings glory to God, but also brings us great peace and joy as only through faithful obedience can we truly experience the abundance that God desire for us.