“Now there was at the citadel in Susa a Jew whose name was Mordecai” Esther 2:5a
Esther is a most amazing Story! It reads more like a script to a movie than a Book of the Bible. As a recap, the King of Persia during a Citywide Party, requests the presence of his Queen, Vashti, to “display her beauty to the people”. She refuses, is removed as Queen, and a Beauty Pageants of sorts is put into motion to replace her. And Miracle of Miracles, a lowly, but Very Beautiful, Jewess named Esther is selected.
Though this Book is named for the new Queen, its central figure is her cousin Mordecai, who has raised her after the death of her parents. In this short period of Mankind’s History, we’re given a glimpse behind the Curtain of God’s Providence and Sovereignty in action. If you’ve never read the Story you’re in for a Real Treat. If you have, read it again and then Stand and Wonder!
The great and overriding lesson of Esther is that God Is In Control!!! If you are truly one of God’s People, as Esther and Mordecai were, then you have nothing to Fear. God will work His Will for you, and all those around you, regardless of how dark and bleak the circumstances! It does not mean it won’t require Fasting and Prayer, as pointed out in the story, but God DOES have a Plan and intends to bring it to pass!