Thursday, February 14, 2013

Grace for your spirit February 15, 2013

Grace for your spirit
For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place and you and your father's house will perish.  And who knows whether you have attained royalty for such a time as this?  Esther 4:14

Esther was a Jewish girl plucked from obscurity and elevated to Queen of Persia.  She was given title, riches, and all the beauty treatments possible.  Suddenly she found herself at a crossroad.  She could act to help save  her people, but it might cost her everything including her life.  Her uncle reminded her that maybe, just maybe, the providence of God has placed her there to save her people, and save herself.  Most of us have been blessed beyond all our dreams.  Did we ever stop to consider God might have given us those blessing so we can use them to accomplish good?  Will be play it safe, or will we use our resources to accomplish God's will?  Caution:  Doing nothing for the Lord's work is not playing it safe.

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