We are in a real spiritual battle with a powerful and evil enemy, Satan, who seeks to turn our hearts away from God. But God gives us the means to withstand the devil's schemes.
Is it good to do good, even if it doesn’t seem to lead to better outcomes? What we do matters because God has every day of ours ordained, and he will bring every deed to judgment.
The biggest things in life are outside of our control no matter how much power we have. But we must do the best with what we have been given, trusting in the providence of God.
Esther teaches us how to remain faithful in a heathen world filled with difficulty. Though God sometimes seems absent or distant, he remains sovereign through it all.