today on Summit Life with J.D. Greer.

You know that at any moment you could get a disastrous phone call from your doctor that could

change your life forever. You could walk into work on Monday and be told that you no longer have

a job. I cannot guarantee you that I will wake up tomorrow. But what I cannot lose,

what I know I will never lose, is whatever I have staked in God's eternal kingdom. So I will bet my life on that.

Welcome to Summit Life with pastor, author, and apologist, J.D. Greer.

As always, I'm your host, Molly Vitovich.

Did you know that Esther is one of only two books in the Bible named for a woman? It's been a

pretty controversial book over the years, but not because it's named for a girl. It's because

God's name is actually never mentioned. Thankfully, God kept it in our Bibles for us, though, because it

really has something important to teach us. Today, Pastor J.D. Greer will wrap up a quick trip

through Esther, and we'll hear the timeless challenge that it is always right to risk it all for

the sake of Jesus. If you missed the beginning of this message yesterday,

visit us online at jd.grier.com. Let's jump right into chapter four with Pastor J.D.

So as soon as the sun rises and the king gets to the office, guess who just so happens to walk into

the room? It's Haman, who has come to ask the king for permission

to hang Mordecai. But before he can say anything, the king says, hey man, I got a question.

Get it? Hey man, hey man, I got a question. What should be done? What should be done for the man

that the king wants to honor? Now, remember, Heyman is very narcissistic and he thinks

that he's just awesome, so he naturally assumes King's talking about him. And he thinks,

oh, this is good. I got a chance to really promote myself. And he says, oh, you should make a really

big deal out of this. We need to hang a wreath around his neck and give him a special robe.

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