For such a time as this.

For such a time as this?

Esther 4:14  For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

Esther is one of my favorite stories in the Bible. So, I would encourage anyone who hasn't, to read Esther. It is a story of tragedy and redemption. It is a story of rags to riches. It is a story of courage and wisdom. There are so many aspects to the story of Esther.  She starts out orphaned and taken in by relatives and ends up saving her people, the Israelites from destruction. There is a yearly celebration, Purim, in honor of this amazing story of salvation. At a critical moment, Mordecai asked "For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

I love how God uses the individuals that most of society would have ignored or wrote off. We may not recognize the greatness of an individual, but God does. He has set a plan in motion for each individual life. 
Isaiah 49:1 Listen, O coastlands, to Me, And take heed, you peoples from afar! The Lord has called Me from the womb; From the matrix of My mother He has made mention of My name.

Psalms 139:13 For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb.

Job 31:15 Did not He who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same One fashion us in the womb?

We are formed by the hands of God. Even in Genesis 2:4 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. God did not just speak man into existence, he formed them and breathed into their nostrils. We are special in His sight.
1 John 3:1 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God!

Esther was called for a purpose. SO are we.  We all have a purpose.  The basic purpose is to have a relationship with Jesus.  We are also called to be examples of the believers. We are called to worship. We are called to pray. We are called to be kind one to another. We are called to bear the fruit of the Spirit. When we are faithful in these things, he gives us rule over bigger things. Luke 16:10.

I do not proclaim to know every purpose in every thing. But I do trust that God has a purpose for me.
We are created to be here, right now, in this exact place serving God.

I think many times, we underestimate our impact. We do impact everyone around us. I know my own mother often questioned her impact in life.  But, when she passed away, there were so many people who were impacted, we lost count. There were people with stories to share about her important contributions to their lives. I know she never realized the impact she had.  Never underestimate that little kind word or deed. Never underestimate even a smile.
God uses you just the way you are.  He created you to be you. He gave you that personality and body to be used of Him. 

Read about Esther.
Then think about your purpose. 
Be faithful in the little things.
He will make them great.