Alright, let us delve into the Book of Esther, Chapter 10, and also provide a summary of the entire book today. The overarching theme of the Book of Esther, broadly speaking, is: God grants us victory. In essence, this book revolves around Esther. What does this signify? Let us consider the title: God bestowed upon Esther her position for His divine use.

The History of the Medo-Persian Kings is a History Governed by God

Why do we say it is the history of the Medo-Persian kings? Because the Book of Esther recounts the history of the Medo-Persian kings. I ask you, is the history of the Roman Empire governed by God? Yes, it is. Is the five-thousand-year history of China governed by God? Certainly, it is governed by God. It is just that no one has made such a theological summary of this historical matter. In fact, not only Medo-Persia, but all of human history is under God's control.

Therefore, I believe this statement is quite meaningful. You know that King Ahasuerus had the people of the mainland and the islands bring tribute. This person had a position on this earth, and God granted King Ahasuerus this position, allowing people to bring tribute to him, and then he received this tribute. People certainly know whether the position of receiving tribute is higher, or the position of the person giving tribute is higher? Surely, the position of the one receiving tribute is higher.

This history is like this, recording who held high positions and who held low positions, and what kind of positions are all in God's hands. In fact, God elevated Mordecai, causing him to rise high. Is this not written in the history of the kings of Media and Persia? That is to say, God elevated Mordecai, and then God caused the people of the mainland and the islands to bring tribute. The significance of the existence of these Medes and Persians is to elevate Mordecai, and all of this is written in the history books. What does this mean? It means that Mordecai was promoted.

A person's promotion and a person's humiliation, these things are all recorded in history. Who is promoted, who is humiliated, who brings tribute, who receives tribute, this is extraordinary. Think about it, Esther inherited the position of queen, can she be promoted further? She cannot be promoted further; if she is promoted further, she would become the empress dowager. She became queen, but Mordecai was promoted. That is to say, for those who are used by God, God usually first bestows upon you a position. God wants to make your name great, God wants to make you a great nation.

If you examine it carefully, this is extraordinary. We will discover that Joseph became the prime minister of Egypt. Who made him the prime minister of Egypt? It is our God. Then why not let him be a slave in Egypt until he died, how much more would that glorify God? Do you think that would glorify God? It would not glorify God. It is much better to be the prime minister of Egypt; in our words, it is much more glorious.

But later, I tell you, the Israelites were slaves in Egypt, and then God raised up Moses to be a prince. What happened? He wanted to save the Israelites, but he was hunted down and fled to the wilderness, becoming a shepherd. Did you think it was over? Later, God raised up Moses again, still wanting to use him. Whether it is raising up in this way or that way, I tell you, God just wants to use you.

Then why are some people not raised up? There is a Mingding Doctrine relationship here. God displays His authority in the historical arena. He arranged for Joseph to be the prime minister of Egypt, hoping that he could be a blessing to his family. God also raised up a Moses, hoping that he would become a prince, hoping that he could become the salvation of the Israelites. Later, he really did.

Therefore, a person's promotion and humiliation are all governed by God. And they are not ordinary people. Look at Daniel, he became the prime minister of the Persian Empire and the Babylonian Empire. We see Nehemiah, he was a cupbearer. If we look closely, the people whom God delights in, the position that God gives you, God wants to make your name great, God wants to make you a great nation, these are all God's promises in the Bible.

Therefore, human history is about promotion and humiliation. Ordinary people are not recorded, rarely recorded, but what is recorded are these dignitaries. All of this is in God's hands. Therefore, we must say, do not blindly comment on the things that God arranges, they are all arranged by God, understand?

God Makes Poor and Makes Rich; He Brings Low and He Exalts

Mordecai was exalted, and King Ahasuerus of the Persian Empire had the people of the mainland and the islands bring tribute. Whose doing was this? God's doing. Do you all know who said this? This was said by Hannah, Samuel's mother.

The LORD makes poor and makes rich; he brings low and he exalts. (1 Samuel 2:7)

Hannah is very clear that God makes poor, God also makes rich, God also brings low, and God also exalts. I ask you, who made Mordecai noble? God. Esther became queen, Esther's other small name is Hadassah. Whether it is Hadassah or Esther, who made her queen? God. Then why did He make her queen? It was for the Book of Esther, when Haman wanted to destroy the Israelite race, to destroy the Jewish race, God could use Esther, that is all. God saw this matter long ago, God wanted to make the Amalekites and the Jews enemies for generations. Who are these Amalekites in reality? They are the descendants of Esau.

Therefore, what is Mordecai doing as prime minister for? It is to seek benefits for his own people. Do not forget that God exalts you because you have a Mingding Doctrine. Always remember, if a person is determined to live for God all his life, it is not when she becomes queen that she suddenly remembers to live for God, it is that in a very unfavorable situation, you have this matter in your heart, so later you become queen.

If a person is in a very bad situation, you can call upon God, but if you do not have the ambition to live for God, once the conditions improve, it is over. The problem arises: why does God exalt some people and not others? Because God examines people's hearts.

So, can our brothers and sisters grasp a principle? Human history is in God's hands. Your small history, your small life, is also in God's hands. God created you to be like this, or you choose to be like this, this is very scholarly. I tell you, many times it is you who choose what kind of person to be. God created you, in fact, He hopes that you can all choose correctly. But there are really not many people who choose correctly. In my past years, I have seen very few who choose correctly.

For example, when people get cancer, they pray very diligently. When the cancer is cured, the person disappears. I am very moved. Some people cannot bear God's blessing, right? God gives you a small test, and you do not overcome it. How do you go on? He gives you another small exam, and you do not overcome it. How do you go on? You fail with a slight test.

Therefore, I encourage everyone to really think about what kind of person you want to be. Mordecai did not only think of loving God after becoming prime minister; he loved God very much before that. Esther did not suddenly become loving God after becoming queen and obtaining the position of queen; she loved God very much before that. Even so, Mordecai still had to stimulate Esther: could it be that God gave you the position of queen not for the situation of today's battle? So, Esther still hesitated, why? People will die.

Our brothers and sisters must begin to know that God makes poor, God makes rich, God brings low, and God exalts. What kind of person do you want to be? In fact, I tell you, this afternoon, in the process of serving, I personally saw one of our sisters share with me her recent prayer battles. One sister was living in lust, loving the world, and then fearing, with many problems, and also depression, and had to take antidepressants. This sister took her to pray for a long time every day.

What was the result? She manages internet celebrities. Internet celebrities are emotionally unstable, and they cannot do it, and they are very upset no matter how they are managed. Recently, she has been taking people to cast out demons, praying for two hours every day. What did she discover? She discovered that these internet celebrities, after a few words, the problem was solved, and their emotions stabilized. What happened? She is great in the spiritual realm. When the demons see her coming, they run away. God grants you victory.

I ask you, what does this matter illustrate? This is to serve and really pay the price. Do you say that serving is a grace or a giving? Of course, it is a grace. Do you say that work is busy? It is busy. But some people, when they are busy, they will definitely put God aside first. No matter how much grace they have experienced in the past, is that not ruined? They will definitely encounter Haman, and they will definitely be rubbed on the ground by Haman. If they are not careful, they will be completely killed by Haman. Understand?

Therefore, a person must not wait until they are well before they have a heart to love God. It is now that if you are poor and destitute, start to be determined, but do not play with religious flavor, you really must have this ambition. If you already have this ambition, if God exalts you, still maintain this ambition, that is what kind of person you want to be.

Perhaps this is a person's fate, perhaps it is this person's choice, but I think a person's fate is difficult to change, but a person's choice can definitely be chosen. Why are God's words given to us? It is to let us read God's words and be able to recognize where the key is. Understand? God makes poor, God makes rich, God brings low, and God exalts. Mordecai was exalted, Esther was exalted. There are also many like Daniel, Nehemiah, Ezra, Zerubbabel, these are all whom God made noble.

Spiritual Matters Determine Worldly Matters

This entire story highlights a concept: spiritual matters determine worldly matters. In this chapter, you do not see God, nor do you see God say a word. God did not say anything, nor did He do anything, but God appeared in human history. In fact, all things are operating in the spiritual realm.

You say how do they operate in the spiritual realm? The Jews did not offend anyone, but there will definitely be a Haman to mess with you. Do not think that recently I have been in spiritual warfare, I am very powerful, and as I am fighting, Haman comes. Haman will definitely appear, because God makes the Amalekites and the Israelites enemies for generations.

If you are a person of God, Haman will definitely appear, and Haman will definitely want to destroy you, but who is destroyed in the end depends on who wins in the spiritual realm. If you win in the spiritual realm, you destroy Haman, and Haman does not destroy you. If you do not win in the spiritual realm, Haman will rub you under his butt.

If Haman is like a gorilla, pressing you under his butt, you will suffer enough, right? Several hundred pounds. Therefore, spiritual matters determine worldly matters. Today you are poor, why? Matters in the spiritual realm. Today you are not noble, matters in the spiritual realm, it is such a simple matter. It is a tragedy when people do not win.

Therefore, the logic that matters in the spiritual realm determine matters in the world must be built up. Some people think: I am doing very well now. If you are doing very well, I do not know which side you are on. If you belong to Haman's side, it may be said that Haman was doing very well back then, but the ending later must be a tragedy. Being an enemy of God is fatal!

Many people are doing very well, but what about later? Later they are not doing well. They just do not know when they will become not good, and when you will become so-and-so, right? You do not know. You may one day become Xu Mouyin, and you do not know if you will one day open a HNA, right? You do not know. Spiritual matters determine worldly matters, but this matter must see the ending.

God raised up Esther in order to use Esther, God raised up Mordecai in order to use Mordecai, it is that simple. If you let me say, I will give a testimony, I am really grateful to God. From the day I believed in the Lord, I felt that God was everything to me, really not lying to everyone. I felt, oh my God, my career was simply like sitting on a rocket, but I did not sit to the position of prime minister.

In our industry, that is also very good. Not only does the position rise, but the salary also increases. Therefore, many people work for a lifetime and do not earn much money, but God is gracious to me. Why? I understood that later God wanted to call me to serve Him, so He gave me enough of these things, gave me enough, and let me serve Him, which is also very good.

Therefore, all these things are in the spiritual realm, whether it is God's selection, your choice, or your zeal for God, I tell you, this is called being used by God. If you can be used by God and participate in God's project in this world, then you will definitely be extraordinary, and you will definitely lack nothing.

The Amalekites are Enemies of God's People for Generations

Who did the Israelites offend? They did not offend anyone, but the Amalekites just wanted to beat you. Did that Haman, did the Israelites offend him? It seems that they did not offend him much. Of course, Mordecai must have contributed a little, always competing with him. But that is not enough to destroy your entire race, right? What was the result? The Amalekites just wanted to do this.

Then why are the Amalekites enemies of God's people for generations? Why did God create an Amalekite? I tell you, when your heart is inclined, the Amalekites will definitely come. These Israelites in the Book of Esther are in the era between Zerubbabel and Nehemiah. Zerubbabel was sent back by King Cyrus to rebuild the temple, and Nehemiah was sent back by King Artaxerxes. In between is this King Ahasuerus.

In the days of King Ahasuerus, what were the Israelites doing? They were busy with their own little lives. Busy, busy, and Haman became the prime minister of the Persian Empire. We don't know how many years he served as prime minister, but King Ahasuerus was very pleased with this Haman.

Haman undertook a very great project. Who asked him to do this project? It must have been God who asked him to do it. God made the Amalekites and the Israelites enemies for generations. This was not someone else's arrangement, but God's arrangement. At this time, God said: Haman, stir up these people who are pursuing their little lives. As a result, this stirring became a big deal, and the entire Jewish race was about to be wiped out. Do you still want to live your little lives? Keep living them.

Therefore, people must be careful. Why did Haman have to be brought in? Weren't the previous days good enough? I tell you, don't think that just because you are God's people, even after Zerubbabel returned, what did the Jews do? The Jews went back to living their little lives. They shouted many slogans with enthusiasm, but once they went back to their lives, they forgot.

It was the same in the days of Nehemiah. Nehemiah was there organizing and organizing. After twelve years, the Israelites were basically able to restore a normal worship, but their nature had not changed. Not long after Nehemiah returned to the court to see the king, the Israelites went back to doing their own thing again. From the high priest to the people below, they were useless. Isn't that upsetting? Nehemiah didn't say he wouldn't come back; he would return.

The high priest rented out rooms in the temple and became a landlord collecting rent. Do you understand? The high priest treated the temple like a farmer's house, thinking it was his own. Nehemiah came back, and this was upsetting, so it was no longer mentioned. In the days of Malachi, Malachi was about the same era as Nehemiah. Malachi wrote the Book of Malachi, expressing God's anger and disappointment. So from Malachi to Jesus Christ, there were more than four hundred years.

Therefore, God raises you up to use you. Why? Because the love of God in many people has grown cold. Today, God wants to give the Jews a shock, but if there were no Esther and Mordecai, Haman would have wiped out the Jewish race. So it is right that the Amalekites are enemies with Israel for generations; that's how it is. So when the Amalekites come, repent quickly.

Humbling, Repenting, and Fasting in Prayer

My goodness, this prayer was because they were about to be destroyed. Even Esther was the same. Don't think that just because you are in the palace, you will escape this calamity. You won't escape. What happened? The Jews in the entire city of Susa all fasted and prayed. Do you still want to live your little lives? No more. Are you still renovating your house? No. Is your son getting married? No. If someone dies in those days, don't bury them; just leave them there, because everyone is going to die anyway.

So without the Amalekites, there would be no such feeling. I am very emotional. I call on God all day long, and I think, don't call Haman here. It would be troublesome if Haman came, wouldn't it? But if Haman doesn't come, people will live their little lives, doing things loosely and procrastinating, neither prospering nor looking like anything. They just muddle through one day at a time, and they still think they are great. Can you stand it? I can't stand it.

So I hope that if you are willing, you can try it. Don't wait until Haman comes to know how to humble yourself. When Haman hasn't come; when the Amalekites haven't come; when the Agagites haven't come, quickly humble yourself, repent, and fast in prayer. So sometimes I think that some brothers and sisters can't control themselves and really need the Japanese devils. Once the Japanese devils come, they will definitely be controlled. The Japanese devils' whips are definitely better than mine. How can my mouth be so powerful?

With the Faith of "If I Perish, I Perish," You Will Surely Experience God's Victory

There is one characteristic throughout the Book of Esther: it is not what the Israelites did, but what Esther did, what Esther and Mordecai did. What did they do? They had the faith of "If I perish, I perish." How did this day come about? It was because the Israelites were living their little lives. The Israelites brought disaster upon themselves by living their little lives. But there is an Esther here, and there is also a Mordecai here, who are strengthened with the faith of "If I perish, I perish." Do you understand? So Esther is qualified to inherit Haman's property. You say: Teacher, I am so poor that I even have the heart to die. But I just don't want to die for God. How can you live like this? I am particularly emotional.

If a person has the faith of "If I perish, I perish," I ask you, can you set aside time to be holy? How can you be so busy? Today I must say more precisely: if a person lives a very busy life, they must be doing something wrong. Before long, Haman will come. They are so busy every day, oh my goodness, this and that, so tired, they are doing something wrong.

Don't ever think that you are working hard and then you put God aside because you don't have enough time. You have time to talk nonsense, but you don't have time to draw near to God, to understand and know God. I tell you, disaster will definitely come, Haman will definitely come. Perhaps Haman has already come to some places, and they don't even realize it.

So I tell you, once Haman comes, who can be victorious? Those with the faith of "If I perish, I perish." If you already have the faith of "If I perish, I perish," your time will definitely be set apart to be holy, and you don't have to wait until that time. But the Israelites, Christians, are really terrible. Some people say: Teacher, your speaking is not as good as Xiao Mu's. Xiao Mu gives enough emotional value. If I also give emotional value, it will be bad, and you will be out of control.

After Esther prayed, she went in to see the king. What happened? It didn't matter. The king held out the golden scepter. So today we must live with the faith of "If I perish, I perish," living with the faith of "If I perish, I perish" every day. How can we not be victorious?

One sister told me that we recently had a newcomer who hasn't been here long, has depression, and has been at home for many years. She hasn't done anything else for so many years, just reading romance novels. Her children are quite old, and she is still thinking about her first love. Alas, she lives in this kind of situation. Isn't that terrible?

Because she takes antidepressants, her brain doesn't work very well. She is always in a daze. She gets sleepy when she works, and she can't sleep when she doesn't work. She just reads romance novels. Alas, Haman is coming and she is still like this. If a person has the faith of "If I perish, I perish," the depression would have been cured long ago. People are particularly concerned about themselves, particularly concerned about living, and as a result, they are not victorious. There are few positive stories like this, and many negative stories.

You Must Also Have Wisdom and Know How to Speak

A person's wisdom is basically reflected in their speech. If a person doesn't have wisdom, can they learn wisdom? If you have the faith of "If I perish, I perish," but you really don't know how to speak, what will you do when you die? Look how well Esther speaks: "If it pleases the king, let my petition be granted and my request be fulfilled; if it pleases the king, let the king and Haman come to the banquet I will prepare." Look how well she says the whole thing, unlike some of our brothers and sisters. Oh my goodness, the words that come out of their mouths are bound to be unpleasant. Why? Because they don't put in the effort usually, they only know how to say unpleasant things.

Like some of the mothers and daughters among us, I later discovered that it is difficult for mothers and daughters not to quarrel. When they do something, two women, not even three, the mother and daughter start arguing. Is that right? If they don't expose each other's weaknesses, if they can speak with wisdom, that would be amazing, very strange. Without wisdom, they quarrel when they get together, not because of this matter, but because of that matter. If everyone works together, good heavens, you don't agree with me, and I don't agree with you. Both are like this. Isn't that interesting? Even if one of them knows how to speak, they wouldn't be like this. It's just that they don't know how to speak.

I encourage those among us who don't know how to speak to really learn. Wisdom is entirely reflected in how you conduct yourself. Today, brothers and sisters, listen to my advice: those who speak harshly should learn to change. One sister from Shandong among us said: Teacher, I don't think what you said is good. What you do looks so fake. What I do is so real. I said: What good is your reality? If you see Deng Xiaoping and say: Why are you so short? Won't you get beaten?

I think people sometimes just like to tell the truth. But you have to have wisdom when you tell the truth. They just like to bring up what shouldn't be brought up. Alas, she is like this, and she still thinks it is great to tell the truth. That's how she is, stubborn and argumentative. People must have wisdom and know how to get along.

It's not just people from Shandong who have this problem. I have dealt with people from Shanghai who have this problem; people from Guangdong also have this problem; people from Henan have this problem. There are so many. This is what I have personally dealt with. They haven't been home for a few days, and they start fighting, and then they break up unhappily, pick up their bags and leave. Whether it's the daughter going to her mother's place or the mother going to her daughter's place, they definitely have a fight before they leave. Can they do it without a fight?

We say that we must have wisdom. It is better to be cunning than to be stupid. Do you understand? Don't say that being cunning is bad. Being silly and blurting out such unpleasant things. Alas, for the past five years, I have always wanted to develop a course on how to speak. Five years, I can't develop it. My level is not high enough. I can't argue with these argumentative people. When I speak, they are more reasonable than I am. So you have to learn wisdom.

Thank God, now we have Yuanbao, Doubao, and maybe we will have a Currybao in the future. They all know how to speak. So if you don't know how to speak, learn from AI. If you speak Korean, AI speaks Korean the best; if you speak English, AI speaks English the best. Some people's English has an Australian accent, which is also fine. AI speaks Australian English very well.

This Book of Esther has already reached the last chapter. Today, I have arranged for one of our co-workers to summarize the previous nine chapters. Oh my goodness, our Xiao Mu summarized an eighty-seven-page book. It is written very well. Xiao Mu knows how to speak, doesn't he? You must have wisdom, don't be silly.

I hope that brothers and sisters can understand my wish and learn to speak. Don't be like an argumentative person. Speak nicely, right? Speak in a way that doesn't lead to quarrels, do you understand? You must have wisdom. Wisdom is reflected in speech. Don't speak in a sour way. Some people speak in a sour way. I really can't stand it. They speak with a sour taste, not speaking well.

The husband says: Look, wife, I bought you a McDonald's hamburger. The wife says: Don't you know I don't like McDonald's? Oh my goodness, she immediately destroys her husband's enthusiasm. Later, he bought a Kuetiau. She says: What? I don't like to eat it. Why do you have to buy it for me? Oh my goodness, thank the Lord. This is just looking for trouble, and the speech is bound to ruin the matter and the relationship. So we must learn from Esther.

The Rewards of Victory Are Extremely Generous

Just now, when I talked about the affairs of this couple, one brother said: She doesn't say what she likes to eat, and she has to let me guess. If I don't guess right, she gives me a cold face. Is that right? Everyone has a lot of experience.

The rewards of victory are extremely generous. Whether you can be victorious is all here. Some people say: Teacher, why am I so poor? I say: Because you never win. Some people say: Teacher, why do I have so many diseases? I say: Because you never win. Some people say: Teacher, why do people always give me a hard time at work? It's still because you never win.

So brothers and sisters, do you know? You must have the faith of "If I perish, I perish," and you must have wisdom and learn to speak. Then you will see that God will surely make you victorious, and God will give you rewards for making you victorious. You haven't done anything. You are just learning to live according to God's will.

The brothers and sisters among us must all start to readjust. After Mordecai was victorious, he became the prime minister of the Persian Empire. That was amazing. Esther, with the faith of "If I perish, I perish," what did she get? Haman's property. Haman was very rich, and his whole family was hers.

I tell you, Haman's house was like a palace. The house was very big. It wasn't just a simple courtyard house, but a lot of buildings, a big family and a big business. Will a person who loves God be poor after being victorious? They will not be poor. How can they be poor?

People Must Remember God's Salvation

Always remember God's salvation. I hope that brothers and sisters can write down their problems and write down the places where they have been victorious. If you have problems or bad habits, deal with them by relying on God, and the devil will surely be trampled under your feet. We also often remember God's salvation in our lives. If possible, write down the stories of God saving you and leading you to victory, and look at them from time to time. Also write down the places where you have not yet been victorious, and then conquer them one by one, conquering these spiritual fortresses. God will surely make you victorious, Amen!

May God bless everyone!

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