Lately, I have seen so much bad stuff going on around me (at least that is what it seems to be). Pregnancies being lost, marriages on the brink, teenagers filled with anger and rebellion, disease taking over bodies...I could go on and on. Sounds depressing, right?
As I work on a Bible study on the Book of Esther, I am reminded of God's providence and sovereignty. Esther's story is such a great example and reminder that God is always in control. Just when we think God isn't paying attention to these horrible circumstances, just when we think that He obviously has more important things He is tending to, scripture reminds us that even if we may not see it with our two little eyes--God is at work!!
"In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who WORKS out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will," Ephesians 1:11
"for it is God who WORKS in you to will and to act according to his good purpose." Philippians 2:13
God is at work in every situation, whether it is good or bad. Just when the Jews thought they would all be killed according to Haman's plans, we see God's work in the situation. Before any of those plans were created, God was already orchestrating His plans to place Esther, a Jew, in the role of Queen of Persia. From human perspective, the situation looked hopeless. It looked like there was only one possible outcome. It looked like God had turned His back. However, unbeknownst to all of them, God was at WORK!!
Does your situation look hopeless? Does it look like there is only one possible outcome? Does is it seem as though God has turned His back on you? Remember, God is at WORK!!
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