The Book of Esther is an interesting account of the Jews under Persian rule. Through the evil influence of Haman, the king had signed a decree that all Jews were to die. The queen, who was herself a Jew, was encouraged to go before the king to plead their cause. When she hesitated, she was asked, “Who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

    Sometimes there are things that need doing, and we may be the only one at the time to do them. This has to do with responsibility.

    We have responsibilities to our families; parents to teach their children the Word of God; to our nation to uphold and defend it; to ourselves to live in such a way that we will receive the crown—“I have fought the good fight.”

    Are you fulfilling God’s purpose in life for you? Have you obeyed His will?