God has a purpose for your life.
Every action or event that occurs
within it has been used to make that purpose a reality.
The story of Esther appears to be a
series of coincidences strung together to deliver the Jews from certain death.
However, God selected Esther for a particular purpose at a particular time.
Discover your own pathway to purpose through learning principles on providence
as Tony Evans takes us on a journey of epic proportions.
Tony Evans sets the stage for the story of Esther by telling a short version of the Cinderella story.
The amazing part of Cinderella’s
story is that the prince never forgot her. Even though there had been a lot of
people at the ball, there was something about her that made her stand out from
the crowd. She was special. She was unique. She was rare. Everyone wanted the
prince, but the prince wanted Cinderella.
Then Tony Evans tells the story of the Philadelphia Eagles unexpected victory in the 2017-2018 NFL season.
“The Eagles were officially the
underdogs going into their three post-season playoff games. No one thought they
could win. Each and every week, no one believed they could beat the team that
had been pitted against them No one gave them any chance at all. Except for them, that is.”
In a postgame interview on how the Eagles pulled off this victory, the tight end who made the magical pass, Trey Burton said, “Our team? The only thing I can really compare it to is the story of Gideon.” Burton encouraged the sports reporter to read the story of Gideon for himself.
Evans tells the story of Esther referring to God as “the great Puppet-Master, working behind the curtains of what we can see. With a light twitch of His hand, He can change an entire scene. With the movement of His arm, He rearranges the characters in the narrative of your day. God is constantly moving, turning, maneuvering and establishing all things in His providence toward His intended aim. Even, and especially when you cannot see Him at all.”
The short story on Esther in case you have not read it recently:
Esther’s parents were dead. Her cousin Mordecai raised her. The King, Ahasuerus was looking for a new Queen and Esther was chosen. Then Hamaan the 2nd in command to the King had a grudge against the Jews and got the King to approve an extermination of all the Jews.
Esther talks to the King and the Jews are given permission to fight back to those who are out to exterminate the Jews. And thus God the great Puppet-Master preserves the Jewish race through which eventually Jesus the Messiah came and thus his plan for the restoration of those who accepted Him is still working out.
Tony Evans uses this story to remind us that God also will guide our lives if we will allow Him to,
He says, “You just need to obey His direction in this grand, spectacular story known as your life.”
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