Scripture
Esther 4:11 – “For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
Observation
This verse is often mis-quoted as if Mordecai told Esther that she HAD been placed in the palace ‘for such a time as this’. But he didn’t state this to her as a fact–he asked it as a question: “Who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
This is the distinction between courage and certainty, between faith and proof. Because what Mordecai was telling Esther was, “It’s time to take a courageous step, even though you don’t know for sure what’s going to happen!”
Application
There are moments when I face this same dilemma: It seems that God has put the right pieces in place for a specific course of action…but I don’t have complete proof. I have some information…but there are details that I lack! When this happens, there are really only two options: Either choose inaction until I understand all the details and have perfect clarity…or take a step of faith, trusting that God is capable of directing and correcting me mid-step if He needs to.
There have been a few times when I had 100% certainty about a specific decision that God wanted me to make. But the vast majority of the significant decision moments in my life have been steps of faith, when I simply had to act on the information I had, and trust God with the details that I lacked.
Today I choose to employ wisdom in the areas that I have information…but I also choose to walk in faith in the areas where I lack perfect understanding. My God is capable not only of putting the right pieces in place, but also of correcting my course if I mis-step. I just have to be tuned in to His voice, to hear Him if He’s calling me back on-course.
Prayer
God, thank you for leading and guiding me! There are many times when I wish I had more data, but that wouldn’t really be a walk of faith if I had perfect understanding every time. I choose today to walk by faith, trusting that you understand the things that I don’t…and you see the details that I’ve missed. I trust you to lead me, and I’m listening to your voice to guide me!
Interested in getting daily devotions delivered straight to your inbox? Subscribe HERE!
–
You can also read past devotions on our website, by visiting https://www.newhopelegacy.com/soap/
