Although not actually mentioned in the book of Esther we can see God at work. It is He who governs all the events of history. God is at work bringing salvation to His people in the midst of imminent disaster. It is He who places Esther on the throne beside Xerxes. It is He who gives Xerxes a sleepless night so that he has read to him the logbook of activities in the past, where he discovers that Mordecai had uncovered a plot to kill Xerxes. None of these things is accidental. Read the story for yourself and see how God causes Xerxes to accept Esther when she bravely goes into his presence unasked, She could have sealed her death warrant by doing that but God causes the king to welcome her. I hope I have whetted your appetite and you will enjoy what you read. God still takes care of those who trust in Him today.
I have written in previous posts about disasters. In the case of Concorde, decisions by people, plus other factors were directly to blame for the event. In the case of the Penlee disaster it may have been avoided if someone had made a better choice in the time beforehand and as a consequence brave men and the ship's crew and the captain and his family died. 9/11 was certainly the result of wicked men committing a terrorist act, but even in this there was heroism notably by another Cornish man, Rick Rescorla who helped many to safety and left it too late to help himself. In situations like this we see what the human spirit is capable of both good and evil. What of disasters that come on people because of the earth restless movement of tectonic plates. Often people live near volcanoes because the land is rich and fertile and they have the chance of a better life there when the volcano is resting. We cannot blame them for that but sometimes people become complacent...
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