Risk

Risk

My Question for God

What happens when I take risks for God?

A Moment with God

Esther told Hathach to go back and relay this message to Mordecai: “All the king’s officials and even the people in the provinces know that anyone who appears before the king in his inner court without being invited is doomed to die unless the king holds out his gold scepter. And the king has not called for me to come to him for thirty days.” So Hathach gave Esther’s message to Mordecai. Mordecai sent this reply to Esther: “Don’t think for a moment that because you’re in the palace you will escape when all other Jews are killed. If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?”

Esther 4:10-14

Most of us try to minimize risk. We have insurance policies, individual retirement funds, security codes on credit cards, and alarm systems in our homes and cars. The need to protect yourself is not a bad thing unless it keeps you from doing what you want to do, have to do, or are called by God to do. The Bible warns that the Christian life can be risky but worth it if your goals are spiritual growth and success in God’s eyes. Taking a risk entails having a good goal, a decent chance of achieving it, and a strong dose of confidence. Queen Esther, through her consistent character, had won the trust of the king and thus had increased her chances of being successful. Taking risks is actually necessary if you want to grow in your relationship with God. When he calls you to do something outside your comfort zone, obey at the risk of failing, while trusting him to help you complete what he has asked you to do. Then your growth will take giant steps.

Divine Promise

Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help y0u.

Psalm 37:5