“FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS” 1st Sunday of the New Year 2010 Esther 4:12-17 (NIV) When Esther’s words were reported to Mordecai, 13 he sent back this answer: “Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape. 14 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 royal position for such a time as this?” 15 Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: 16 “Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my maids will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.” 17 So Mordecai went away and carried out all of Esther’s instructions. FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS - DESTINY… DAVID Acts 13:36 (NIV) "when David served God's purposes in his own generation, he fell asleep." Your destiny is the living out of God's purposes, within your life span. JEREMIAH Jeremiah 1:5 (NIV) "before I formed you in the womb I knew you. Before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations." Jeremiah had a unique destiny to fulfil. CHRIST John 19:30 (NIV) "It is finished." Jesus came to die. He had completed what He had come to do. ESTHER Esther 4:13-14 (NIV) 13 He sent back this answer: “Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape. 14 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 royal position for such a time as this?” US We are told that we ourselves are God's craftsmanship… Ephesians 2:10 "created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." RESPONSE… Be alive to the purposes and timing of God for 2010… Galatians 5:16 (NIV) So I say, live by the Spirit. 18 …if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law. 25 …Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. For such a time as this… For such a place as this… For such a plan as this… For such a year as this… For such a month as this… For such a week as this… For such a day as this… For such a choice as this… For such an accident as this… For such a time blessing as this… For such a gift as this… For such a challenge as this… For such a miracle as this… For such a decision as this, yes… For such a time as this…