14 March 2019
I HAVE NO ONE BUT YOU, LORD
The one who put together our Lent readings had many to choose from
to illustrate the theme of trust in God. They chose Esther when they could have
picked Abraham or Moses or one of the prophets. She was an ordinary Jew in captivity
and her beauty and bearing won the admiration of the king who chose her as his
queen. But good fortune came with responsibilities and the time came when she
had to enter the king’s presence trembling to ask for the acquittal of her
people who were under threat as a result of an evil plot. Our text today shows
her total trust in God as she literally has no hope except in him. The story questions
us about our trust in God. How deep
rooted is it?
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