Many people today are discouraged about the direction of our country. Christianity is becoming more and more unpopular in our ever-growing secular country. Many of us as Christians are disheartened at these trends in our country and may wonder if there is any hope left at all. Queen Esther faced a similar situation. She was a Jewish queen in a Persian kingdom. The king issued a decree that on the “thirteenth day of Adar” that the Persians could rise up and “annihilate” the Jewish people (Esther 3:13). The king was unaware that his bride, Queen Esther, was actually a Jew named Hadassah. Esther’s cousin and guardian encouraged her to go and speak to the king on behalf of the Jewish people. She was fearful for the Jewish people because of the law that had been passed but she was also fearful to approach the king unannounced because this could result in her death. Mordecai explained to Esther that “perhaps you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this” (Esther 4:14). The same might be said of Christians today. We may live in a nation and a world that is increasing every day in hostility towards Christianity, but maybe we are alive today “for such a time as this.”
There is no greater time for us to
worship than now! We have a God who has been thoroughly patient with us despite
all of our shortcomings. In His mercy and grace, He has provided His only Son
as the Savior of humanity. Jesus Christ bore the sins of all mankind on the
cross so that if we believe in Him, then we could be saved from the penalty of
our sins. No matter what our world thinks of Jesus, we need to worship Him!
There is no better time than now to worship our God through our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ.
There is no better time than now to
grow in our faith! While the world around us may be dying and headed towards an
eternity in Hell, we are called to grow closer to the likeness of Jesus Christ
every day. Lost people need to see a difference in Christians and
non-Christians! We grow when we study the Word of God, pray and discuss with one
another the Word. The best place that we have then to help people grow in their
faith is the Sunday School class. There is no better time than now to join a
class and be faithful in attendance.
There is no better time than now to
give back to God. When you think about all that God has done for us, how can we
not give a portion of our time, talents and finances back to Him? When you
think about all that Jesus endured on the cross, how can we not give back to
Him? We can all do something to give back to God! There is no better time than
now to commit to giving back to Him.
Finally, there is no better time
than now to serve God. People seem busier now than ever before. There are so
many activities to keep people busy, why add one more? Serving God is the only
activity that you will participate in that has eternal value. Do not wait for
someone else to do it. There is no better time than now to make a commitment to
serve God.
Even though the decision was
unpopular with the King’s advisers, Queen Esther made a bold move to approach
the king and it resulted in the Jewish people being saved. Will you make a bold
move today? Will you step out on faith and commit to worship, grow, give and
serve today?
