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Messianic Significance
The Book of Esther demonstrates that God's promise to preserve his
people cannot be overcome. Even though the book expresses no
acknowledgment of God, his hand is evident in the outplay of events.
Mordechai and Esther may have been God-fearing Jews, but the text
itself leaves this open. One could as easily read the story as being
about two determined secular Jews participating in God's unfolding
drama without even knowing who was behind it, just as secular Zionists
and modern Israelis have done -- fighting for the sake of the people
while failing to acknowledge the God who assures their eventual
success. From the Exodus to the Persian Gulf War, history is full of
incidents in which the Chosen People have survived when the odds were
against them. Is it only luck, or is it the God of Abraham, who
promised to preserve his people?
Esther is a story of God at work behind the scenes. (So is your
newspaper!) Yet someday He will step out from behind the curtain. Will
you be glad to see Him?
Watch your thoughts; they become your words.
Watch your words; they become your actions.
Watch your actions; they become your habits.
Watch your habits; they become your character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny |
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