Live for Today

Scripture Reading:  Esther 4:1-17
Memory Verse:  “And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” Esther 4:14b ESV

God made you for this moment in life to do all you can to allow Him to bring His will to fulfillment in the world!

1.  God made you:

• You are not an accident!
  
• You are God’s achievement! The work of His hands!
  

2.  For this moment: verses 12-14

• Live for this day, not a past time or a future:
  
• Some try and save up their life.
  
• Some wish themselves away.
  
• Your life is connected to this opportunity.
  

3.  To do all you can do

• You can only do what you can do.
  
• Doing is not a problem. You can’t out do God.
  
• Not doing is a problem. You can lose your opportunity to do for God.
  

4.  Allow Him

• God’s universal will is not ultimately stopped by your disobedience.
  
• God’s relational will is stopped by your disobedience. Your fellowship ceases.
  
• Open yourself to the openness of God to work through you! He is going to work through someone, decide to let it be you!
  
• Sin and disobedience are the chief blockages.
  

5.  Bring His will to fulfillment

• Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven
  
• Not my will but thine be done
  
• Agreeing with the inevitable is the path of blessing and prevention of cursing
  
• God has a plan for the Church!
  

6.  How? Verses 15-16

• Commit to be a part of His people!
  
• Commit to prayer and fasting: Individual and corporate!
  
• Commit to prepare yourself
  
• Commit to prioritized obedience! Do the BIG things first
  
• Commit to perish with purpose!