What Is My Purpose?
In Daniel Schaeffer’s book on Esther, Dancing With A Shadow, he summarizes with a single sentence the lives of each of the main characters in that wonderful Old Testament book. For Ahasuerus, the powerful warrior king of Persia, it was: “Success in life is all in the planning.” For the faithful Mordecai: “The price of obedience is never too high.” And for Queen Esther: “What I am is more important than what I have.” She proved it when she risked her crown (and life) to intercede with Ahasuerus on her people’s behalf.
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