No One is Indispensable But Everyone is Valuable

UV 877/10,000 No One is Indispenable but Everyone is Valuable “ 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 this royal position for such a time as this?” Esther 4 v 14 No one is indispensable for God to fulfil His will and purpose in any generation. Mordecai was warning Esther that if she chose to be safe and not take any risks when the lives of the Jewish people were at stake, the Lord would raise enlargement or promotion and deliverance from some other person or quarter or circumstance. He warned Esther that she and her relatives including Mordecai himself would perish in her very attempt to be safe by being silent in a time of crisis. This predicament faces every human being. In attempting to save our lives, we would loose it. We fear we would loose our position or our lives or be moved out of our comfort zones when we speak for God or we serve Him. But the source of our salvation and deliverance is in offering our lives, our position, our resources and our gifts to our Lord God. Esther was persuaded by these words of Mordecai to place her life at risk in incurring the displeasure of the king by going into his presence without being summoned. In addition to the admonition, Mordecai added the motivational truth that Esther might have been raised to the position of queen in order to play a role in saving the lives of the Jews. Each of us have been given our position as kings and priests for such a time as this. We need to play our roles to the hilt by exercising our authority, by utilising our opportunities to witness and proclaim the goodness of the Lord, by binding and shaking the forces of darkness and spiritual oppression, by exposing the misdeeds of Haman-like characters, by interceding with the Lord for the nations and for our loved ones. Our positions and designations are like pedestals for the Lord’s light or glory to be mounted. Esther dared not enter the presence of the king without invitation or summons. It was a rare privilege and was triggered only at the will of the king. But we are welcome to enter the presence of the King- o -Kings – Jesus again and again, times without number even on a single day and all through our lifetime. Unlike the king Xerxes who despite his immense wealth that he displayed in public for a full six months and his power, had limitations in granting the desires of his supplicants, the Lord has no such limitation. Esther is herself a metaphor for the church today. She is the submissive bride. Unlike the erstwhile queen Vashti who was deposed for despising the king and not obeying his orders, Esther wins the favour of the king with her pleasing and gracious ways. Jesus is the Mordecai who warns, counsels, blesses, guides, teaches, honours and rewards the believers. He is our advocate on high who always makes plans to have His people delivered from threats and dangers. Prateep V Philip