God was in charge, I told the class. He showed himself to be the better King. Haman should have sought honor from God instead of from Xerxes. And Esther proved herself wise for trusting God first. “She must have been tempted to trust all the rich things Xerxes could give her,” I said. “We get tempted that way too. We think the world’s treasures are better than God’s. Like Esther, we need to remember we’re God’s people. We have a far better King than even the great king of Persia. Our King is worth putting first.”
