{"id":1746,"date":"2020-07-10T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/?p=1746"},"modified":"2025-07-14T17:57:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T21:57:14","slug":"for-such-a-time-as-this-why-me-why-this-why-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/for-such-a-time-as-this-why-me-why-this-why-now\/","title":{"rendered":"For Such a Time as This ~ Why Me? Why This? Why Now?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Has everything in our past been to prepare us for this moment, for such a time as this? Consider Queen Esther, an orphan Jewess taken into the king\u2019s harem, who later won a beauty contest to become the next queen. Esther\u2019s uncle encouraged her to request mercy after Haman manipulated the king to pass a decree ordering the annihilation of the Jews. Even though approaching the king could cost her life. Esther&#8217;s uncle reminded her:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?<\/p><cite>Esther 4:14<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>As Uncle Mordecai saw it, Esther\u2019s situation was no accident. In God\u2019s providence, she held a position that provided an opportunity to save her people. Esther recognized both her responsibility and the risk she faced. Therefore, she requested her fellow Jews to support her with three days of prayer and fasting. Then she would contact the king. God used Esther to save his chosen people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An Attempt to Let Ourselves off the Hook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Although we may profess our powerlessness as ordinary people, author\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tabletmag.com\/sections\/news\/articles\/american-soviet-mentality\">Izabella <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tabletmag.com\/sections\/news\/articles\/american-soviet-mentality\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tabarovsky<\/a>\u00a0wrote:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Russians are fond of quoting Sergei Dovlatov, a dissident Soviet writer who emigrated to the United States in 1979: \u201cWe continuously curse Comrade Stalin, and, naturally, with good reason. And yet I want to ask: who wrote four million denunciations?\u201d It wasn\u2019t the fearsome heads of Soviet secret police who did that, he said. It was ordinary people.<\/p><cite>&#8220;The American Soviet Mentality,&#8221; <em>Tablet Magazine<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Edmund Burke noted, \u201cThe only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For Such a Time as This<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our condition is neither accidental nor coincidental. God has work for us to do, work that only we can do. Work that will demonstrate his love and further his kingdom. What does God want us to do in this place at this time? He has placed us where we are for such a time as this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>It is God who works in [us]\u00a0to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.<\/p><cite>Philippians 2:13<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Where should we take a stand for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/what-does-god-want\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">justice<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/anger-is-mine-righteous\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">righteousness<\/a>? How can we confront the compromises we\u2019ve made with the racism endemic in our society? What can we do to spread God\u2019s love and light in a world darkened by fear and anger? Who needs to receive our care and compassion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scripture is clear about our responsibility. God gives his children a ministry of reconciliation (<a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+co+5%3A18&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2 Corinthians 5:18<\/a>). Jesus referred to kingdom-people as peacemakers (<a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=mt+5%3A9&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Matthew 5:9<\/a>). Paul tells us to carry one another\u2019s burdens (<a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=gal+6%3A2&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Galatians 6:2<\/a>). Jesus-followers cannot sit on the sidelines with a clear conscience. Rather than complain, we must challenge the status quo and engage the issues. First, by admitting our complicity; then by listening to those we\u2019ve hurt; and finally, by working to change a mindset and culture that accepts some people as more valuable than others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like Esther, believers can face the current crisis with godly courage and commitment. All God\u2019s work in us has been for such a time as this. Our future rides on our response. God is calling, and the One who calls is the One who empowers. How will we answer? Where can we start?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does God want us to do in this place at this time? He has a purpose and has placed us where we are for such a time as this. 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