The ending is always victorious though the storm may be difficult to see through

Esther seemed like an unlikely candidate to save the world as an orphan and a Jew. However unlikely though, she was instead made a queen and a woman that was taken out of everything comfortable to her, to accomplish a mighty purpose.

To say that Esther was experiencing a storm in her life - may be the understatement of the year. After being an orphan, pulled away from everything she knew, being made queen and then being faced with the impending annihilation of her own people - that's pretty intense. But even though there seemed to be no hope - God was still in control.

I cannot imagine the faith and courage she had to have to move forward in obedience. She knew that the consequence of not finding favor with the King when approaching him could lead to her own death.

I cannot imagine the faith that Mordecai had to have. He first responded with bitterness and mourning but through it all was able to devise a plan for redemption, even though it seemed unlikely and not conventional.

And Haman – his personality is so typical of the world that we live in today. They laugh and mock and plot against us – and right when they think they have won – it is God who is the victor.

God is always the victor. He is the First and the Last. There is no one mightier than He.

We can easily get discouraged when it seems like the enemy has won just as the Jews responded to the decree that declared their undeserving fate. It seemed that all hope was lost.

But the God of then, is the same today. He is always the same, never changing, and always faithful.

What He says He will do – He will do.

He will take care of His people. Sometimes it’s not always on this side of heaven, sometimes it’s not in our timing, sometimes it’s not in the way we think it should happen – but God knows best. He knows what He’s doing, and He knows the bigger plan.

We must trust in God. We must believe that His promises are true. We must have the faith and the courage to do what He has promised us He will do. And we must know that He will always be faithful.