God is Sovereign, Esther 1-2:18 (Heroes of Faith Series: The Story of Esther)

This is not a fairy tale. This is not a happy-ever-after story. This is a story of a subjected people being used without regard by the king according to his whims. Esther is not an autonomous actor. She is trying to survive in a hostile place. In this very broken and dark moment, we see both the ugliness of living in a broken world and the hope of God’s sovereignty to make a way for His redemptive work.