You have come for such a time as this
Ester was an orphan, a captive in king Ahasueurs kingdom, raised by Mordecai as a daughter. When Vasti, the queen, didn’t want to come before him, he decreed that another woman should take her place as queen. All virgins in the province were gathered, Es’ther was among them, a jew and she found favor in the eyes of all. Her preparation took a whole year, before she was selected by the king to be the queen.
Ha’man which had lot’s of influence with the king, plotted and crafted a plan to destroy all of the jews since he hated Mordecai. His plan was made known to Es’ther by Mordecai and he reminded her that it might be that a time like this she was risen to power. Ever wonder why you are were you are now? Do you constantly long to be in a different place? Or do you wish you’d rather have someone else’s circumstances? We need to acknowledge David took his staff with him to fight Goliath? Why did he need a stick, when he was going to use the sling and the stones? Was he just keeping his options open? One would argue that he had thought, "If the rocks don't work, I'll use the staff".
The staff was not only a walking stick, but it was also used as a reminder of all of the wonders and blessings of God. You see, if there was no other place to write on, they carved on the staff. David, I can imagine, could had carved on his staff the day he killed the lion, the day he killed the bear while watching the flock. So David went running towards the giant, with all of the deliverance's of God written in his staff and he was armed with all of God's past blessings, as reminders of His power and deliverance that day.
There is a lot of power in our thoughts, so take time to write all of Gods blessings in your life. Carve your heart with God's word and when the giant comes menacing, you will remember what He has done in the past and say " You come to me with a sword, with spear, and with javelin. But I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you" (v45-46) Don't bring to memory failures. If He supplied in the past, He will continue to do so today. If He healed you in the past, He can certainly do it in the present and in the future.
So take your staff, pick up your stones, ready your sling, and run towards the giant! Great deliverance await to those that remember his blessings. What is written in your Staff?
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