GOD CAN EVEN USE YOUEsther 9:32 “The command of Esther established these customs for Purim, and it was written in the book.”
AN ORPHAN QUEEN
This little verse may seem inconsequential. I mean what’s the big deal about a queen establishing a custom. Well, you have to remember who Esther was. She was an orphan who had been raised by her uncle. She was a nobody who had been chosen to be one of King Ahasuerus’ wives. She became his favorite wife whom he made queen. Quite a rise from nothing, don’t you think?
And who do you think was behind this? Yep, God. He knew that the wicked Haman would plot to kill the Jews, so the Lord placed Esther in a position to protect them. God used an orphan queen to rescue her people and then establish Purim so all Jews in future generations would remember the faithfulness of God.
TEACHING MOMENT
God loves to use children. He can use yours! Our job, as parents, is to prepare them to be used. We need to saturate them with the love of God. We need to build them up in the Word of God. So, when God speaks, they will recognize His voice. Who knows what God may choose to do with your child? He may use little Gertrude to cure cancer. He may use Elrod to be the next great evangelist who preaches to that last people group which ushers in the return of Christ.
But it is so important that we tell our children that God wants to use them in just the right way. God created them in His image and knows exactly how He has gifted them. He doesn’t call them to do someone else’s task. He has already prepared a path for just them, if they will follow. Their path will be like no one else’s. God is an exact God who does exactly what is necessary at exactly the right time in the exact perfect way.
So, are you where this exact God wants you to be? Or have you decided you know better than Him? That is a dangerous path. Surrender afresh to Him and allow Him to put you back on the right path. He wants to use you, just like He used that orphan queen.
A Moment In Time 