The Time for Choosing is Now

Esther 4:14 – For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

Mordecai was saying to Esther the possibility that she had become queen was…

……”for such a time as this”……

He reinforces the idea that, all of Esther’s life and the series of unusual events that led her to become queen, there was a greater purpose for her. 

Former President John F. Kennedy quoted Edmund Burke in a speech in 1961 stating that “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” 

The men of the revolutionary generation who stepped up, I believe in my heart, were born for that time. God had placed them there “for such a time as this.” I ask the question. What if those same men decided to remain neutral? Indifferent? Many of them were Christian men. Many were not. 

The matters that our Founders were dealing with were primarily spiritual. Taxation without representation was on a list of 27 grievances and was number 22 out 27 on that list of importance. That’s what we grew up learning was the sole cause of American Independence. 

As we dig deeper and read in the 1st Amendment, our Founders primary concern dealt with a spiritual matter saying that our God given RIGHT is freedom of religion. Freedom to worship along with the RIGHT to say it wherever we are fit and that the Government, here in America has no right to interfere in anything that the Church says or does concerning the preaching the Gospel.

That generation of our forefathers sacrificed so much to gain their/our independence. 

Fast forward to 2024. What is happening is happening on our watch? We are in this mess due to the indifference of good men and women over a long period of time. Yep I’m included in this.

What if we take the stance, I’m just not gonna get involved, I don’t like politics, Im tired of the nonsense, I’m saved what does it matter? I’m going to Heaven so what? I’m just gonna board myself up in my house and wait for Jesus to come back. What possible difference can one man make?

We cannot take the stance of turning a blind eye and burying our heads in the sand. Our nations problems are not merely political but spiritual. 

If just one good just man or woman starts to care he or she can impact generations to come. 

But to invest in building relationships requires a sacrifice of our time, energy, personal wants and sometimes finances.

There are certain issues that I’d just like to avoid altogether but the issues and problems in our nation go way beyond Critical Race Theory and The LGBTQ Agenda being pushed on our children in our schools, BLM, Defunding the Police, the attacks on the traditional family unit, Marxism, Communism, Socialism. It’s much deeper than these agendas. These issues are symptoms of the sickness that our nation has.

Our world views are shaped by the idea that either God Is or God Isn’t. Everything else is just a sub category.

It comes down to a spiritual matter as many of our Founders knew that God Is.

“God Is” is what set up the Bill of Rights, our first 10 Amendments. These rights do not come from man therefore the first 10 amendments are concrete and cannot change. 

Right now “God Isn’t” is what is driving current policies in our Nation. That combined with good men not wanting to help change the culture. 

How do we change the culture where God has us? How do we turn the world upside down as the Early Church did? How can one just man who cares make a difference? 

Know your Bible, get involved, stay informed, know your history, know your rights, teach your kids, and be ready to stand and fight when things get tough. For such a time as this, we cannot afford to remain indifferent. 

We are in the middle of a culture war that is a spiritual war that will either take us back to our foundation rooted in the Word of God or it will reshape western civilization as we know it. 

Where do you stand? Will you stand idly by and do nothing? Or…will you pick up your sword and your hammer and help fight and build?

The time for choosing is now.