Women\'s History Month: Queen Esther To Save The People!

Queen Esther to save the people!

Sometimes when we go through life, there is a part of us that wants to willingly save people. What about when God has you on assignment, but it may not be what you want to do? To begin Women’s History Month allow us to introduce Queen Esther from whom A&A Ministries founding scripture comes. Esther 4:14b states, “and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

Esther replaced Queen Vashti and happened to be the cousin/adopted daughter of Mordecai who would soon be sentenced to death. God gives her the assignment to save the Jewish people from the plot against them. She goes from helpless to the King granting her an unarticulated request. Esther confronts Haman about the plot to destroy her and her people as the King goes to defend her, he is executed. The Jews are granted permission to defend themselves and are very successful. That was a snippet of the story of Esther.

When I first began working in a corporate setting I was seen by my peers as a young woman who did not belong. I was often questioned about my purpose for being there and in all honesty, I was unsure myself. I continued to show up every day even though besides meeting a production standard for the company I was unsure of what I was called to do there. As time went on, I changed my approach and made sure that I focused on God’s voice, and one day I heard Him clearly say, “wait” so I waited for His next instruction. Weeks later I was given the assignment to replace the trainer that had once trained me. I had never trained anyone before, but again I found myself seeking God’s instruction and being obedient to His word while moving forward with the assignment. Just as Queen Esther had a choice to make so do each of us. She chose to pray, fast, and ask her people to do the same. While she was on the assignment the prayers of her and her people went before her and God had been in the background preparing opportunities, choices, options, and places ahead of her just as he does for us. Queen Esther was willing to follow God’s lead and save the lives of her people, even if it meant she might lose her own.

For such a time as this!

-A&A Ministries