I recently purchased a CD collection called Esther. Since it arrived in the mail, I’ve been listening to and from my ride to work which takes an hour. I am wowed by this preacher’s way of story telling and I am feeling this message. Last night on my ride home, I heard God in my heart and this overwhelmingly sense of love filled me, I just cried while praising Him. Tears of joy as the Spirit had me remember the dedication of my son 14 years ago. In the hospital room, my son laid on my chest and I told God that my son was His.
Pastor Evans spoke of our Sovereign God being provincial in how He sets “things” up for His master plan. Mordecai, a Jew, his cousin Esther married the King of Persia who knew nothing of her origin but was captivated by her beauty. How the king’s right hand man, Haman loathed Mordecai and planned his death convincing the King to sign a decree to kill all the Jews in the kingdom. But God…he makes all things work together for our good! His plan will come to pass regardless of the players. So “that night” the night Esther was going to share who she really was with her husband, the king. That night Haman had plotted to kill Mordecai the following day. That night when the King could not sleep and asked his servant to read him the “boring” book of Chronicles. That night when the king remembered a Jew named Mordecai saving his life. That night that came to pass and the next morning where everything had changed.
God will make the worse of situations seem hopeless until we take a step of faith, trusting in Him and his promise. And boy can God show off!! If you don’t know him, you could miss it or mistake it for coincidence, luck or serendipity.. but me, I know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. I am my best when my eyes are set on Him, who gave me life. I can hear Him more clearly and oh how He ignites me!
Immeasurably More 