A Normal Girl Becomes a Queen

I am a big fan of the book Esther, it is one of my favorite stories in the bible especially because it is about how God uses a woman in a major way. If you think about it, many bible stories are about men and the major things that they do such as Noah and the Ark, David and Goliath, Samson, and so on so forth. Very few women have been recognized in the bible for doing major things. Now I am not saying God does not use women, I am sure in that time period God used women in a different way then he does in this day and age. But for a woman to have a book in the Bible about her is a big deal in my eyes.

Today I read Esther 2 and even from that small Chapter you can get the picture of how God is using a female to glorify his name. At this point in the story King Ahasuerus is looking for a new Queen to replace Vashti. (Which is a different story in itself). All the beautiful young virgins are brought to be primped and pampered before the King chooses his new Queen. Esther is one of these young ladies. Esther parents are dead and is being raised by his Uncle Mordecai. Mordecai asks of Esther to not tell her backgrounds, and Esther, who is obedient, does not give up that information at this point in time. Through out the rest of this chapter, Esther finds favor in the eyes of the King and eventually is chosen to be the Queen. One day Mordecai overheard some angry guards plotting to kill the King. Mordecai tells Esther, and then she is able to inform the King about the plot. God is preparing for future events with this happening. 

The rest of the story of Esther is wonderful. She is able to save her family (The Jews) because of her faithfulness to God and her obedience to God. I can not imagine being in her situation. Leaving my family and trying to impress a high up authority. God put her in the right situation, and  made her into what she needed to be to please the King. With each event that happened in the book of Esther, God was able to save his nation. Esther was a girl with no parents, she did not have much, but because of her obedience, God made her into a Queen. 

This story helps to remind me to always keep my faith in God and to always obey Him. God has great plans for my in the future, and He is preparing me for some big events in my life right now. I need to trust in Him because He is planning for my future with where I am now. Sometimes i feel stuck in the same place and I feel like I am just living day to day, but I need to remember that my life has big plans even if it feel like nothing is happening right now. 

-Jaimee