Monday Morning Thoughts

"And who knows whether you have not attained royalty for such a time as this?" - Esther 4:14

Yesterday morning the mid high group was in D-Teams while the high school group took a look at the book of Esther. It is the only book of the Bible where God is not mentioned by name, prayed to, or seen in any visible way. But His sovereign hand is everywhere in the story. He uses a faithful person (Esther) to accomplish something great for His glory (save the entire Israel nation). Esther 4:14 is a great passage. She has just learned of Haman’s plot to kill off all the Israelites in the land and has an opportunity to do something about it as she has amazingly found herself as the queen of King Ahasuerus. She is fearful of what it will take for her to save her people. Her cousin, Mordecai, makes a profound statement to her, “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 not attained royalty for such a time as this?”
Do we ever truly know what the Lord is doing within the moments that we find ourselves in? Often times it isn't until much later when we can look back and see the trail of His sovereignty that we can actually understand what He was accomplishing. If that is the case, all we can do is stay faithful in the moments that we find ourselves in. Are you going to be faithful today in the midst of the trials that come? Are you going to be faithful today in the midst of the temptations that come? Are you going to be faithful today in the midst of whatever you find yourself in? Who knows what the Lord is wanting to accomplish in and through you today? He does. Stay faithful.

Father Daughter Day

On Saturday we held our annual Father Daughter Day at the church. As always, the food was excellent (provided by Dawn Leon and her crew). Scott Hunter shared some thoughts with the dads and daughters about purity and how important it is to make it through these critical years in a way that is pleasing to the Lord. The dads and daughters then left for a day out together filled with different activities ranging from shopping, coffee, the beach, and even golf.