“For such a time as this”Esther 4:1-17Length: Long

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What does Mordecai ask Esther to do, and what does she risk by doing it?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • For what moment might God have placed you exactly where you are right now?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • What risky step of obedience will you take this week, after praying like Esther fasted, trusting God with the outcome?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who needs to hear that their position — job, family, city — may be God's placement for such a time as this?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).