What do you do when life is not black and white, when every choice comes in shades of grey, and God seems nowhere to be seen? This sermon opens a series on the Book of Esther, the only book of the Bible that never mentions the word ‘God’, where the characters live in a pagan empire they did not choose (Esther 1-2). The story of a young Jewish woman in the court of King Ahasuerus is not a tale of a flawless hero, and that is precisely why it feels so close to our own lives. Listen if you want to discover that God works out His plan through imperfect people, even in seasons when He appears absent.
Life in Shades of Grey
The Absent One
God is invisible-we know that, but sometimes we also fail to see His hand at work in our daily lives and wonder if He truly rules this world. The Book of Esther is the only book in the Bible in which the word “God” does not appear, and yet it is hard not to notice that everything that happens there is under His control. It is a remarkable book describing very ordinary and imperfect people who, despite their shortcomings, played an important role in God’s plans. This is possible for us, too.
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