The book of Esther is full of God showing his grace and
mercy to his people. This book has truly made me think about how God moves in
order that He, in the end, may be glorified and I be brought to humble
submission to His will. As I think about the things that I have gone through in
the past year, I realize that God has some greater purpose for my life that I
just can’t understand nor put into context right now; therefore, I must trust
Him only.
Esther was brought to the king’s palace to be in a position
to help to save the Jews from certain death because of the plot put into action
by the mean Haman. Esther 4:14 14 For if you remain
silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from
another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but
that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” I continue
to wonder why I was brought here to the great state of Maryland.
We often look at things through human eyes and identify
topical evidence, but I choose to look at things through spiritual eyes.
Through my human understanding, I see that I am here to teach school, but
through my spiritual understanding I can see that God has greater plans. I can
see that God is up to something and the mere thought of Him allowing me to be a
part of His plan to save souls and to strengthen His church simply makes me humbled,
yet excited. I ask myself, “Have you been brought here for such a time as this?”
Yet, I am unsure of what “time” God is preparing me for, but I am sure that God
will show me as I only continue in His way and trust Him.
Have you ever been put in a situation by God that you were
not quite sure of? You could not quite figure out why you ended up where you were?
You knew that you were there for fleshly reasons, but you were sure that God
had you there for spiritual reasons? We all know that, “the whole duty of man
is to fear God and keep His commandments.” (Eccl. 12:13) So, as this being the
reason for life, I can only conclude that each move He makes in my life is for
this purpose! Oh, what a mighty God we serve!
Keep up the "Good Works" Tangelia!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Bro. Carlisle!!!
DeleteAmen. I constantly ask myself and God those same questions. As you effectively stated, I, too, find myself trying to seek the Divine purpose for all aspects of my life. Sometimes I get it and sometimes I don't, but I trust in the sovereignty of God and wait for Him to reveal. This is very timely. Thanks for getting me hipped to your blog.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome Genary! God is soooo good! Thank you for visiting and joining the group! Just knowing that He promises to prepare us for His purpose is so profound...if we only allow Him to mold and make us! That's the hard part! He continues to tell us to trust Him and we continue fight His every move! Why? Why do we fight Him when we know that He is only preparing us for service here on earth and for worship in Heaven! He has said that ALL things work together for the good of those who love the Lord and are CALLED according to HIS purpose (NOT OUR PURPOSE!). Yes, He has a purpose for our lives, but often we just don't like the purpose! Lord, help us!
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