According to Nancy DeMoss Walgamuth, in the story of Queen Esther, things are getting

pretty desperate when God picks the time that looks the darkest and seems the most hopeless

to show his power and his glory.

This is the Revive Our Hearts Podcast with Nancy DeMas Walgamuth, author of Heaven Rules.

For March 11, 2025, I'm Dana Gresh.

The entertainment industry is ready to offer you fun anytime, anywhere.

Of course, the Bible calls us to a life of deep joy, but there are times when it's appropriate to mourn.

Nancy will describe one of those times for tears as she continues in the series, Esther, God's woman at God's time.

If you were with us in the last session, you remember that King Hesueris and his prime minister,

Haman, who is a wicked, ruthless man, have just issued an edict declaring the annihilation of the entire Jewish population in the Persian Empire.

This is a massive attempt to destroy God's people.

And humanly speaking, it seems as if their plan, their evil plot is going to work.

Now, isn't it interesting that sometimes those who cause the greatest damage

in this world and to the kingdom of God are clueless as to what they've done? They have no idea.

And we come today in Esther chapter 3 to verse 15. Right after this decree has been sent out by couriers

throughout the entire empire, verse 15 tells us,

and the king and Haman sat down to drink. They sat down to have another feast, to have another

party. But the city of Susa, the capital city of the Persian Empire, was thrown into confusion.

And isn't that a picture of what is happening around us as God's people in our culture so many times is so confused. But those

who are causing the damage are partying and playing and drinking and an oblivion as to what's

happening. By the way, I'm reminded of Proverbs

chapter 31, beginning at verse 4, where it says it is not for kings to drink wine or for

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