Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Esther 2:15-18
by: Leota Stevens.
The possibility of becoming just another night’s entertainment for the king loomed before this virtuous young woman. Esther had to obey the king’s decree, but it was a fearful, uncomfortable position to be placed in. She wasn’t privy to the bigger plan of God, so she faced the day-to-day difficulties with anxious courage and a disciplined heart. We cannot always see or know what God is doing in our lives. Faith and courage are required to get us through the tough times, just as they were required of Esther. Only God knows whose lives will be redeemed because of our faithfulness in difficult circumstances.