The story of Esther is one
of my favorites in the Bible. Take time to
go back and read it again like you were doing so for the first time. It’s like a mixture of Cinderella and Beauty
and the Beast all rolled up into one.
From this amazing story you will see four amazing lessons.
Lesson #1 - God is always
at work behind the scenes orchestrating your life. Do you realize that while you're sitting there
reading this blog post, God is working behind the scenes orchestrating your
life. In the story of Esther, God was
working behind the scenes orchestrating the lives of people to get them exactly
where He wanted them. I don't know about
you but that gives me so much confidence.
I don't have to fear. I don't
have to worry. I don't have to live with
anxiety because God is always at work behind the scenes orchestrating my life. God is working behind the scenes even when it
looks like evil is winning. God is even
working behind the scenes when you face disappointment. You see, God knows the future. And even in your disappointments God is
orchestrating your life. That is
amazing. Never forget that lesson.
Lesson #2 - The people God
uses are usually the unexpected ones.
Whoever would have thought a Jewish orphan would become the queen of
Persia and be used by God to save an entire nation from extinction? If you're sitting there reading this post and
you're thinking to yourself, I am the last person God would ever use, then
chances are really good you might be the next person He chooses. Because the people God uses are usually the
unexpected ones.
Lesson #3 - God is never
absent in our lives and in our circumstances.
You know what's amazing about the book of Esther? Not once, not even once, does the book of Esther
ever mention the name of God. You can't
find it. In fact, there's not even a pronoun referring to God in the book. That's why many people did not feel Ester
should be part of the Bible because how can a book be part of the Bible that
doesn't mention God? But as you read
this book you will discover that even though you're never going to see the name
God as you read, you're going to see His fingerprints on every single page. You see, that's how God often works. His invisible providence is always working in
our lives and you will see in this book irony after irony after irony
that's well beyond coincidence because God is never absent in our lives. He is never absent in our circumstances.
Lesson #4 - In the end,
God wins. That's what happened in the
book of Esther in Persia during the time of Esther and it still happens
today. Folks, listen. We live in a time that's a disturbing
time. We live in a time in which it
looks often like evil is winning but I need you to understand something. I need you to realize that even today, even
when it looks like evil is winning, God is at work behind the scenes. His providence is real. His providence is true. And when the day comes when this world as we
know it comes to a screeching halt, and that day will come, I want you to
know that no matter how bad it looks now, on that day God wins. And when God wins, so does His church.
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