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2026年8月12日｜以斯帖记灵修

经文

「焉知你得了王后的位分，不是为现今的机会吗？」
——以斯帖记 4:14

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在《以斯帖记》中，神的名字从未出现，但祂的作为却无处不在。

以斯帖没有选择自己的出身，也没有预料自己会成为王后，更没有想到，有一天整个民族的安危会来到她面前。

但当那个时刻来到，她必须作出选择。

第一，是身份的选择。

以斯帖原本隐藏自己的犹太身份，但危机来到，她必须决定：继续隐藏，还是勇敢站出来？

有些时候，环境会把我们带到一个不能再回避的位置，让我们重新面对一个问题：

我是谁？我要站在哪里？

第二，是时机的选择。

以斯帖没有冲动行事。她先禁食三日，然后进入王宫；她也没有立刻说出一切，而是等待合适的时机开口。

这提醒我们：

勇敢不等于冲动，等候也不等于不行动。

正确的事情，也需要在正确的时间去做。

第三，是使命的选择。

最后，以斯帖说：

「我若死就死吧！」

她不知道结果会怎样，却愿意承担这个选择可能带来的代价。

这时，末底改的一句话显得格外重要：

「焉知你得了王后的位分，不是为现今的机会吗？」

也许以斯帖过去并不明白，为什么自己会来到王宫。

直到这一刻，她才发现——

原来过去走过的路，
可能一直在预备今天的位置；
而今天的位置，
可能正是为了这一刻。

我们的人生也是如此。

有些经历，当下看不明白；有些门为什么打开，有些位置为什么临到，我们也未必马上知道。

但当「现今的机会」来到，我们需要作出自己的选择。

我们不能选择所有临到自己的环境，
却可以选择如何回应。

愿我们在属于自己的那一刻来到时，有智慧分辨，有勇气站出来，也有信心说：

也许，我正是为这一刻而来。

For Such a Time as This

12 August 2026 | Devotional from the Book of Esther

Scripture

“And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”
— Esther 4:14

Devotional

In the Book of Esther, God’s name is never explicitly mentioned, yet His hand can be seen throughout the story.

Esther did not choose her background. She never expected to become queen, nor could she have imagined that one day the fate of an entire people would be placed before her.

But when that moment came, she had a choice to make.

First, the choice of identity.

Esther had kept her Jewish identity hidden. But when the crisis came, she had to decide: Should she remain hidden, or courageously step forward?

Sometimes circumstances bring us to a place where we can no longer avoid the question:

Who am I? Where will I stand?

Second, the choice of timing.

Esther did not act impulsively. She first fasted for three days before going to the king. Even then, she did not reveal everything immediately, but waited for the right moment to speak.

This reminds us:

Courage is not the same as impulsiveness, and waiting does not mean doing nothing.

The right thing also needs to be done at the right time.

Third, the choice of purpose.

In the end, Esther said:

“If I perish, I perish.”

She did not know what the outcome would be, but she was willing to accept the possible cost of her choice.

At this point, Mordecai’s words became especially significant:

“And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”

Perhaps Esther had never understood why her journey had brought her into the palace.

But in that moment, she began to see—

Perhaps the road she had travelled
had been preparing her for where she was today;
and perhaps where she was today
was precisely for this moment.

The same can be true of our lives.

There are experiences we do not understand when we are going through them. We may not know why certain doors open or why we find ourselves in certain places.

But when our “such a time as this” arrives, we still have a choice to make.

We cannot choose every circumstance that comes our way,
but we can choose how we respond.

May we have the wisdom to discern when our moment comes, the courage to step forward, and the faith to say:

Perhaps I am here for such a time as this.