ACE #405: Embrace Your Placement

I have often told my former students that every battle is not theirs to fight.  However, there will be times when it is clear that this particular battle has your name all over it.

When thinking about the story of Esther, I found it interesting how quickly Esther replaced Vashti.  It was very clear that Vashti was beautiful, perhaps the most beautiful of all of the women during this time.  But then came Esther:

¹⁷ Now the king was attracted to Esther more than to any of the other women, and she won his favor and approval more than any of the other virgins. So he set a royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti. ¹⁸ And the king gave a great banquet, Esther’s banquet, for all his nobles and officials. He proclaimed a holiday throughout the provinces and distributed gifts with royal liberality.

Later, when the edict was issued to kill and annihilate the Jews, Mordecai was bewildered.  (Keep in mind, Esther was Mordecai's cousin, who he adopted as an orphaned child). He went to Esther to get her to talk to King Xerxes.  Let's be clear, she did not really want to do it.  But don't miss that Esther fasted, in the same way as Mordecai and his people, before she agreed to go to the king.  As the story goes, Haman set up a pole to have Mordecai impaled.  However, Haman died on the pole himself.  It reminds me of the old saying, "If you dig one grave, then you better dig two!"

The reason why some of us are placed in certain positions during certain seasons is because we are the only ones who will call out the crooked places and the crooked people...

We cause chaos and confusion to bend to decency and order...because God says so.

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? (Esther 4:14)

Trust that you are right where you are supposed to be for such a time as this. Your favor has placed you in a position to bring some things into divine order, you just have to make sure you are prepared properly through prayer, fasting and the study of God's word.  

Embrace your placement!