Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Esther 7:1-10
by: Leota Stevens.
Esther’s story is ripe with irony, and it certainly embodies the essence of the old adage about the best laid plans of mice and men. It’s no wonder that we are often admonished in Scripture to rely on God instead of on our emotions or circumstances. Haman’s emotions assured him his plan was going to succeed; Esther’s emotions gave her cause to tremble. God’s plan did not depend on either of their emotions, nor does it depend on ours.