Devotion:
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Read Esther 4:12-16.
Have you ever wondered why you are in a particular job or in a situation at a particular time? Sometimes have you found yourself caught in the middle of a heated issue or conflict? Or have you been assigned to lead a highly dysfunctional group or committee? Sometimes God places us in situations that seem beyond our capacity to handle and above our skill level.
It’s hard to imagine a more stressful position than Esther’s. She rose from being a nobody into a position of power and prestige. Yet whatever glamor she may have enjoyed turned to terror when she learned of a plot to kill her people. Esther faced a dilemma, should she risk her life in order to save her people or should she save her life while her people perished? Her cousin Mordecai said that God may have placed her in a position of authority for such a time as this.
Have you thought that God has placed you where you are for a purpose? It may not be as dramatic as Esther’s place, but God’s purposes for us are no less significant. You might be in a position to speak the very words someone needs to hear or make a difference in other people’s lives. God has chosen us to do his work!
Personal Worship Option:
God, thank you for placing us where we are today. Reveal to us how we might be an instrument of purpose for you. Amen.
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