Prayer Call: Movement over Moment

Good morning BFB!!!

This morning we are closing out our focus on the book of Esther. I hope it has blessed you as much as it has blessed me. Today I am asking you to focus on Movement over Moment. This is anchored on the last verse of the book of Esther.

Scripture Focus: Esther 10:3 (NIV)

“Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews, and held in high esteem by his many fellow Jews, because he worked for the good of his people and spoke up for the welfare of all the Jews.”

We often live life one moment at a time. We handle the next responsibility, the next challenge, the next conversation, and the next decision. But this narrative shows me that God sees our lives through a wider lens. God thinks in movements, not moments. He uses the moment, but He is building something much larger than the moment you are standing in.

This truth is shown to us in the closing chapters of Esther. The crisis is over. Haman is dead. The decree that the Jewish people be destroyed has been countered. The Jews are now rescued. Yet this narrative does not end with relief. God moves them from relief and crisis to legacy. Esther and Mordecai do not simply escape danger. They help birth a movement that impacts generations after them.

That is the heart of this week’s focus. Your purpose is not designed to stay stuck inside a single moment. God is using your obedience to build a movement.

Esther 8 verse 17 says that many people of other nationalities became Jews. We shouldn't rush past that. That one statement reveals the power of a single obedient moment...a single yes. Esther did not step forward intending to reshape an empire. She was simply obeying God in the moment she was given. It was one courageous decision. One risky act of faith. One intentional yes.

Yet God used her moment to unleash something much larger than she could imagine. One act of courage shifted the direction of a nation. Her obedience became a testimony that drew outsiders toward the God she served. Her life preached even when her voice did not. Her faithfulness made God visible to people who would never meet her personally.

This pattern repeats throughout Scripture. Movements begin with one yes. Abraham said yes. Moses said yes. Hannah said yes. Esther said yes. MARY SAID YES. God specializes in taking ordinary obedience and turning it into extraordinary influence. You never know how far your faithfulness will travel or how many lives will be strengthened because of one step of obedience.

When God is involved, a moment can always become a movement. What will your yes be today, tomorrow or this week? God is looking for your yes to birth the movement of purpose he has in store for you.

The book of Esther ends with Mordecai’s rise to leadership. Esther 10 verse 3 describes him as a man who worked for the good of his people and spoke up for their welfare. His leadership was marked by service, consistency, and advocacy. God honored him with influence that shaped an entire generation.

But although the final spotlight rests on Mordecai, Esther is not absent. She is still queen. She is still positioned. She is still influential. Her presence in the palace did not fade after the crisis. Her calling simply matured. Esther remains part of the story because she remains faithful to the place where God positioned her.

This reveals something essential about legacy. Legacy is not only what you do. It is also where you stay faithful. Esther’s staying power became part of Israel’s protection. Her ongoing presence created stability, representation, and spiritual memory for a generation of Jewish children who grew up after the crisis.

Mordecai led publicly. Esther led strategically. Together, they created a lasting movement of identity and celebration. Their different positions were not in competition. They were in collaboration. Movements require voices and vessels, and God used both to secure the future of His people.

Legacy is not only about what you start. Legacy grows through the years you stay faithful.

You may feel like you are living through small moments. You may feel unseen or overlooked. You may wonder whether your obedience makes any real difference. But God sees the movement He is building through you. Your yes matters. Your consistency matters. Your faithfulness matters. Even when the moment feels ordinary, God is doing extraordinary work through your obedience.

Walk through this week with the assurance that you are sowing into something far greater than today. You are contributing in a movement of purpose that will outlive you. Your obedience today may bless people you will never meet.

You are not living for moments. You are sowing seeds into movements.

You know I love you, and there ain't nothing you can do about it!
FLC