Affirmative [Saying Yes to God] - Part 1
Speaker Notes - Your Defining Moment of Life comes when God Leads You to Step Out with Prayer-Soaked Boldness
Esther 4:10-16
10 Then she instructed him to say to Mordecai, 11 “All the king’s officials and the people of the royal provinces know that for any man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned the king has but one law: that they be put to death unless the king extends the gold scepter to them and spares their lives. But thirty days have passed since I was called to go to the king.”
12 When Esther’s words were reported to Mordecai, 13 he sent back this answer: “Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape. 14 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?”
15 Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: 16 “Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.”
“The Gathering Storm” - Winston Churchill:
During these last crowded days of the political crisis, my pulse had not quickened at any moment. I took it all as it came. But I cannot conceal from the reader of this truthful account that as I went to bed at about 3 A.M., I was conscious of a profound sense of relief. At last I had the authority to give directions over the whole scene. I felt as if I were walking with Destiny, and that all my past life had been but a preparation for this hour and for this trial. … Therefore, although impatient for the morning, I slept soundly and had no need for cheering dreams. Facts are better than dreams.
Esther’s Defining Moment:
1 - Her defining moment arose from scenes of change and urgency
2 - Godly Reflection leads to Purpose
“Seizing Your Divine Moment,” - Erwin McManus:
What if you knew somewhere in front of you was a moment that would change your life forever, a moment rich with potential, a moment filled with endless possibilities? What if you knew there was a moment coming, a divine moment, one where God would meet you in such a way that nothing would be the same again? What if you knew there was a moment coming, a defining moment, where the choices you made determined the course and momentum of the future? How would you treat that moment? How would you prepare for it? How would you identify it? You rarely know the eternal significance of any moment. Yet, the only moment that you must take responsibility for right now is the one in front of you. The moment you are in right now waits to be seized.
Paul’s church: North River Community Church in Pembroke