“If I Perish, I Perish”

Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, “Do not think that in the king’s palace you will escape any more than all the other Jews. For if you keep silence at such a time as this, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another quarter, but you and your father’s family will perish. Who knows? Perhaps you have come to royal dignity for just such a time as this.” Then Esther said in reply to Mordecai, “Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my behalf, and neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day. I and my maids will also fast as you do. After that I will go to the king, though it is against the law; and if I perish, I perish.” Mordecai then went away and did everything as Esther had ordered him.

Esther 4:13-17

There are times when we don’t know where we are in our lives. Are we lost or are we going on a great adventure? The destination is still the same – eternity with God.

So, in the meantime, make your life more of an adventure by taking the chance.

Courage is fear that has said its prayers.

Our Daily Bread – May 8, 2007