just like Esther

As many of you know, part of my time at the care center is spent being the school nurse. This has been such an unexpected joy for me. I find myself having so many sweet moments with these dear kids who might need Tylenol or Pepto Bismol but really want love and some quality time.

Today, first grade Isabela was brought in by her teacher after throwing up several times L Poor thing- we just sat together for awhile until she was feeling a little better. Since she was too sick to go back to her classroom and I knew she would be missing Bible class, we decided to have a little Bible class of our own.

I found a Bible storybook about Queen Esther. You know the story, right? She was used by the Lord in a crucial time to save her people. Check this out if you want to read the story: the book of Esther. Isabela loved looking at the pictures and talking about Esther’s bravery and God’s protection.

Isabela and I were talking later about how God placed Esther at just the right time in just the right place to save her people. She was brave and obedient and is a Biblical hero for us.

Sitting there with sweet Isabela on the sick bed, I looked at her with HOPE. But her 6 year old life has not been easy. She was abandoned by her mother and taken in by another family.

But God has not abandoned her nor will he.

Who knows how God will use Isabela? Who knows what bravery her little soul will possess? God is sovereign over Isabela’s life and he has a beautiful plan for her. The Lord used Esther to save his people from destruction and all throughout Scripture, we see God saving his people. Through Jesus we are delivered from death and I pray that Isabela will soon put her trust in Jesus for salvation.

When I look at a little face like Isabela, I just see her in her present situation. How amazing that God looks at her knowing every detail of her past and everything that lies ahead.  I want to look at kids with eyes that wonder and care about their past and hope and pray for their future.

Please pray with me that Isabela will decide to follow Jesus. Please also pray that she will grow up with a strong faith in the Lord our deliverer and that she will have a spirit of bravery and courage just like Esther.