Esther 4-7
There are no supernatural miracles in Esther's story. There are just fortuitous coincidences. Taken by themselves they prove nothing, but woven together there is a miraculous chain of events orchestrated by God. Even in times of disobedience and spiritual blindness, God is on the move. There is never a moment in our life when God is not at work. Contrast these two worldviews with the letters…. N O W H E R E. Haman says, God is NO WHERE. Esther says, God is NOW HERE. Faith gives us the courage to see God working in both the good and bad circumstances of life.
1. He was working in the death of Esther's parent.
2. He was working when she was brought to Susa.
3. He was working in her adoption.
4. He was working in her hidden resume.
5. He was working in the drunken party where Queen Vashti was called out to pole dance.
6. He was working in the Queen saying no to the bachelor party request.
7. He was working in the selection of Esther.
8. He was working when Mordicai over heard a plot to kill the king.
9. He was working when the King couldn't sleep and read the story of Mordicai.
These are not just coincidences. This small stuff all adds up and you can see God's fingerprints all over the evidence. They all point to God. This is a major problem in the church today. We have people who claim to be Christians but they cannot tell you about any "God Sightings" in their lives. Why don't we see them today? Secularism has over taken us. Secularism means that the supernatural can be removed from life as irrelevant. When secularism has characterized a people for a long period of time, it creates a great blindness to the acts of God. If there was ever a time to renew this ability to see God acting in our world, it is today.
So our homework today is to go on a God hunt. Ask God to help you perceive his hand in your life. Then write it down in your daily journal. You will need this list someday when your faith is low and you believe God is NO WHERE.
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