Choose Wisely

The Bible says, “And they told to Mordecai Esther's words. Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews. 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? Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer, Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish. So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.” Esther 4:11-17 (KJV)

While an open mind is priceless, it is priceless only when its owner has the courage to make a final decision which closes the mind for action after the process of viewing all sides of the question has been completed. Failure to make a decision after due consideration of all the facts will quickly brand a man as unfit for a position of responsibility. Not all of your decisions will be correct. None of us is perfect. But if you get into the habit of making decisions, experience will develop your judgment to a point where it is better to be right fifty percent of the time and get something done, than it is to get nothing done because you fear to reach a decision.

Esther’s decision saved not only her life, her family’s lives, but all her peoples’ live in the kingdom. Each of us must decide which we will chose: Christ’s free gift of eternal life or the world’s fleeting flash and glitter which will soon fade and result in eternal torment with no end and no hope? To hesitate may doom one to the latter. Our choice will influence those around us with far reaching ramifications but is one we must make ourselves! Choose wisely!

         Daily Chronological Bible Reading: Esther 1-5