Encouragement – “For Such a Time as This”

In these uncertain times taking place throughout the entire world, singer/songwriter Marty Goetz and his daughter, Misha, Messianic Jews, just released “For Such a Time as This” based upon the Book of Esther, Marty singing the part of Mordecai and Misah singing the part of Esther. Just as God in His sovereign will placed Esther and Mordecai to live during the time of King Ahasuerus of Persia and evil Haman’s plot to utterly destroy the Jews, God has placed all who are alive today to be a part of the events taking place for such a time as this before His glorious return. May all who know Him be found faithful as Esther and Mordecai were during their time of extreme uncertainty concerning life and death.

“Then Mordecai commanded Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king’s house, more than all the Jews… “So will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.”  (Esther 4:13-16)

PSALMS – Book of “Prayer and Praise”

Key Verse:  Psalm 23:1, “The LORD is my Shepherd;  I shall not want.”

Plea for Deliverance – Psalms 1-41

Forgiveness – Psalms 42-72

The Righteous Judge – Psalms 73-89

God’s Sovereignty – Psalm 90-106

Praise & Worship – Psalm 107-150

Desiring a King

It was in the sovereignty of God that the Children of Israel were told before entering the Promised Land that there would come a time in their future when they would demand a king to rule over them. For over 2,500 years since man’s creation the LORD had been caring for His own, watching over them, leading them, providing their every need, but a time would come when they would desire to be like all the nations round about them by having their own earthly king to judge them, go out before them, and fight their battles for them (I Samuel 8). God revealed in Deuteronomy 17 how that king would come to rule and the guidelines he would abide by:

1. God would choose him (v.15)
2. He would be chosen from among their brethren (v.15)
3. He would not acquire a multitude of horses for himself (v.16)
4. He would not return the people to Egypt (v.16)
5. He would not acquire multiple wives (v.17)
6. He would not multiply to himself silver and gold (v.17)

Just as prophecy was fulfilled 350 years later in the anointing of the first king of Israel, King Saul, the following chapter of Deuteronomy also foretells of a coming Prophet whom God would raise up from among their brethren whom they should hear. They were further told God “will put My words in His mouth; and He shall speak unto them all that I shall command Him. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto My words which He shall speak in My name, I will require it of him,” (18:15-19). It was outside the little town of Bethlehem shepherds keeping watch over their flock by night were told by the Heavenly Host the Prophet, Priest and King foretold of by God the Father 1,450 years earlier in the Old Testament had finally come. “Unto Him ye shall hearken.”