Para Un Tiempo como Este | Noviembre 8, 2026

Last week, as we look at chapters three and four of the book of Esther, we saw the plot thickened. As the king of Persia promoted a man named Haman to be chief official over all other officials in his court. And we saw that all through the king had commanded everyone to pay homage to Haman and bow down to him as his second and command, Morokai refused to bow down to Haman that way. This hand raised Haman. And when Haman found out that Morokai was Jewish, he devised a plan to get rid of Morokai by telling the king that the Jewish people were going to be a problem in his kingdom. He told the king that they lived by other laws than the kings, and they would undermine his power throughout the kingdom if he didn't destroy them. The king trusted what Ayman said and agreed to make the decree for the Jews to be destroyed on a certain day, months later. When Morokai heard the news, he was devastated. And he begged Esther to talk to the king and tell him that she herself is Jewish. And to beg the king to reverse the decree, but Esther was very afraid. Because no one was allowed to make a meeting with the king unless he asked them first. And that even the queen, in fact, to appear before the king without being someone could even mean death if he decided to be so offended by it. It was in this moment that Morokai pleaded with Esther to consider that she had become queen for this very reason, to rescue God's people for such a time as this. In the end, Esther agrees and begs Morokai to fast and pray for her, saying, If I perish, then I perish. Which is where we continue our study of the Book of Esther today. Good morning, Church. It's a joy to open the Word of God together this morning. Because in the end, the reason why we get together every Sunday... ...is to hear from the Lord.

And we're going to continue our series for a time like this in the Book of Esther. And we're going to continue our series for a time like this. And for those that don't know me, I'm going to do a time like this in the Canvas Pasteur here at Español. So if you see me in the back, then I would like to say hi to you and get to know you. So we're going to continue studying how God protects his people in the middle of difficulties. And we're going to show you how we can trust the Lord even when things aren't going okay. And we saw how Esther finished with that phrase, "If I perish, I perish." Showing that in that moment, she was willing to trust the Lord. But in that moment, she decided that she was no longer going to be playing this one foot in this side and one foot on the other side. What continues in the chapters that we're going to study today... ...is how do we face difficulties with wisdom? Because it's one thing to have the desire to obey God. To have the commitment to do what God wants us to do. And another, to have the wisdom to do so in the right way. And these passages are going to teach us a lot about this. It's very easy to say, "Lord, I'm going to live for you." And without thinking about it, just kind of jump into the situations. In many times, that's what many of us do in our marriages. I've got to solve this. Instead of giving it time. (speaking in foreign language) - So we're gonna learn this morning. (speaking in foreign language) - There's a difference between wisdom. (speaking in foreign language) - And knowledge. (speaking in foreign language) - Someone could have a bunch of knowledge. (speaking in foreign language) - And very little wisdom.

(speaking in foreign language) - Because wisdom. (speaking in foreign language) - Is the capacity to apply that knowledge to the situations of life. (speaking in foreign language) - This is the first principle of wisdom that we're gonna learn. (speaking in foreign language) - That trust in the Lord. (speaking in foreign language) - Does not eliminate the need for us to be prepared. (speaking in foreign language) - Are we gonna see so in the first three verses? (speaking in foreign language) (speaking in foreign language) - On the third day, Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king's palace in front of the king's quarters. While the king was sitting on his royal throne inside the throne room, opposite the entrance to the palace. (speaking in foreign language) - And when the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she won favor in his sight, and he held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. Then Esther approached and touched the tip of his scepter. (speaking in foreign language) - And the king said to her, "What is it, Queen Esther?

"What is your request? "It shall be given to you even to half of my kingdom." (speaking in foreign language) - How incredible is this critical moment in Esther's life? (speaking in foreign language) - That when she said she was committed to do what the Lord had commanded her to do. (speaking in foreign language) - What was the first thing she did? (speaking in foreign language) - She asked for everyone to pray and fast with her. (speaking in foreign language) - Think about it for a moment. (speaking in foreign language) - If when hard things came to your life. (speaking in foreign language) - If when your daily difficulties are hitting you. (speaking in foreign language) - The first thing you did. (speaking in foreign language) - Would be to call someone and say, "Help me pray." (speaking in foreign language) - I don't know what to do. (speaking in foreign language) - That helped me look to God. (speaking in foreign language) - How many of the things or decisions that we've made in life would be different if we had taken the time to pray first? (speaking in foreign language) - How many things are you dealing with right now

in your life that you wish would get solved but you haven't even prayed yet? (speaking in foreign language) - You haven't even invited other people around you to join you in that situation and in prayer. (speaking in foreign language) - She knew that presenting herself before the king could cost her her life. (speaking in foreign language) - So it makes sense that she would give herself to prayer. (speaking in foreign language) - Second, she prepared for the occasion. (speaking in foreign language) And second, it says that she got dressed in her royal robes. (speaking in foreign language) - She got dressed in the best way. (speaking in foreign language) - She could have just gone straight from her conversation with Mordecai to the king's court and just thrown those doors over and said, "Open" and said, "Hey King, I need to speak with you." (speaking in foreign language) - But she took the time to get ready. (speaking in foreign language) - She knew that she would have to present herself with the right clothing. (speaking in foreign language) - What does this mean? (speaking in foreign language) - That the difficulties in life.

(speaking in foreign language) "We should be ready to face them." "If we don't know, we need to look to people that have already faced similar situations." "They are struggling with these kinds of things." "And that can help us see how we can get prepared for the moment." "She knew that she would need all the necessary help in order to find grace when presenting herself before the king." "And lastly, the way that she comes in." "She comes in with humility." "And you see humility is an interesting character." "And you see humility is an interesting characteristic." "It's a complete dependence on God." "You see, when we're trying to resolve situations by our own strength." "It's an attitude of pride." "Whether that's a situation where we're trying to help our family." "Or we're trying to solve something at work." "Instead of relying upon the Lord." "How is someone going to find grace when you're coming up with a prideful attitude?" "I deserve this, O King." "I deserve this, O King." "I'm your queen anyway." "I'm your queen, O King." "You're not going to kick me out, O King, or go to Vashti." "So she presents herself with humility." "Even though she knows that she has access." "No crucial alenia." "She doesn't cross the line." "And if there's a way for someone to find grace in front of others." "It's an attitude of humility." "I don't know if this has happened to you that you've known someone that was so humble." "And it's so pleasing to spend time with these people."

"There's also times when we've had to deal with people with lots of arrogance." "Where it's not so pleasing to be with them." "And so she gets ready." "Even though she's still trusting in the Lord." "And when the king says, 'Tell me what's going on.'" "The answer is actually going to teach us our second principle." "That wisdom leads us to wait for the right moment." "But the wicked act impulsively." "Look at how Esther acts." "versus 4 through 8." "And Esther said, 'If it please the king, let the king and Haman come today to a feast I have prepared for the king.'" "And then the king said, 'Bring Haman quickly, so that we may do as Esther has asked. So the king and Haman came to the feast that Esther had prepared." "I have prepared for the king and Haman to be prepared for the king and the king and the king. And as they were drinking wine after the feast, the king said to Esther, 'What is your wish? It shall be granted to you. And what is your request? Even to half my kingdom, it shall be fulfilled.'" "This is her. Repondio said, 'I have prepared for the king and the king. Then Esther answered, 'My wish and my request is.'" "The king said, 'If I have found favor in the side of the king and if it please the king to grant my wish and fulfill my request, let the king and Haman come to the feast that I will prepare for them. (speaking foreign language) Think about this for a moment. (speaking foreign language) There was a law that had been made

that say that they could eliminate the entire Jewish people. (speaking foreign language) And they send their representative that could do something about this law being turned over. (speaking foreign language) So everyone's just holding on waiting to see what they're gonna say. (speaking foreign language) And what does the queen do? (speaking foreign language) Invites them on a lovely date. (speaking foreign language) And even with a friend that could be present. (speaking foreign language) I don't know about you. (speaking foreign language) But I start biting my nails, I was so nervous. (speaking foreign language) Are you taking so long? (speaking foreign language) But sometimes we're running to solve things. (speaking foreign language) And we don't have the wisdom to wait for the right moment. (speaking foreign language) And many times if I'm honest, we're more like Heyman in the way we act than like Esther. (speaking foreign language) We're rushing to solve things. (speaking foreign language) And things end up being worse than what they actually were.

(speaking foreign language) But it shows us patience. (speaking foreign language) But something else that's important. (speaking foreign language) Is that each time the Lord extends the process of bringing sin into light. (speaking foreign language) Is God showing mercy? (speaking foreign language) Because God could have brought Heyman sin out to light at that moment and just punished him. (speaking foreign language) But on the opposite, Heyman instead of saying, "Oh, look at how much goodness the king has brought on." (speaking foreign language) How much goodness the queen has given me. (speaking foreign language) I'm so obsessed with trying to eliminate and kill these people. (speaking foreign language) Every day that passes. (speaking foreign language) Was the day that Heyman had to repent. (speaking foreign language) Many times God is giving you time. (speaking foreign language) One day after another. (speaking foreign language) Instead of stopping and saying,

"Hey, I'm going against the will of God." (speaking foreign language) Unfortunately, many just keep on like Heyman. (speaking foreign language) Without repentance. (speaking foreign language) And so she says, "Okay, King, let's have a dinner together." (speaking foreign language) And so what happens with Heyman? (speaking foreign language) Let's look at verses nine through 14. (speaking foreign language) And this he's gonna read in Spanish and English readers can just follow along. (speaking foreign language) (speaking foreign language) (speaking foreign language) (speaking foreign language) (speaking foreign language) (speaking foreign language) (speaking foreign language) (speaking foreign language) (speaking foreign language) (speaking foreign language) (speaking foreign language) (speaking foreign language) (speaking foreign language) (speaking foreign language) (speaking foreign language) (speaking foreign language)

(speaking foreign language) (speaking foreign language) (speaking foreign language) (speaking foreign language) (speaking foreign language) (speaks in foreign language) - How interesting is Haman's life? (speaking in foreign language) - Even though he had so much. (speaking in foreign language) - It was always something else that he wanted. (speaking in foreign language) - And the thing is the lack of contentment? (speaking in foreign language) - Is the root of bitterness for a lot of people. (speaking in foreign language) - There's always something that they don't have. (speaking in foreign language) - There's always something else that they want. (speaking in foreign language) - Because what they already have. (speaking in foreign language) - All of the things that God has given them. (speaking in foreign language) - That God has permitted. (speaking in foreign language) - Are not enough. (speaking in foreign language) - How easy it is to fall into this. (speaking in foreign language)

- Just one more thing. (speaking in foreign language) - They interviewed a millionaire once. (speaking in foreign language) - And they asked him how much money is enough. (speaking in foreign language) - And he said, $1 more. (speaking in foreign language) - And the reality is that this doesn't just happen to millionaires. (speaking in foreign language) - It also happens to those of us that don't have. (speaking in foreign language) - Or those of us that have little. (speaking in foreign language) (speaking in foreign language) - 'Cause sometimes we can say, "Well, when I had little, I didn't want more." (speaking in foreign language) - Or I did want more. (speaking in foreign language) (speaking in foreign language) - But whenever I do have more, I'm not gonna want anymore. (speaking in foreign language) - That's a lie. (speaking in foreign language) - If with what you already have. (speaking in foreign language) - You're not happy.

(speaking in foreign language) - You're not gonna be happy. (speaking in foreign language) - With what you don't have. (speaking in foreign language) - Even when you do have it. (speaking in foreign language) - Contentment. (speaking in foreign language) - Is key. (speaking in foreign language) (speaking in foreign language) - Imagine, he's just walked out of the king's house. (speaking in foreign language) - He's the second in command. (speaking in foreign language) - And when he sees Mordecai. (speaking in foreign language) - He reminds him of what he doesn't have. (speaking in foreign language) - He tried church. (speaking in foreign language) - Ruins the lives of people. (speaking in foreign language) - But the lack of contentment church. (speaking in foreign language) (speaking in foreign language) - Ruins the heart of people. (speaking in foreign language) - It stops them from feeling joy.

(speaking in foreign language) - It keeps them from enjoying what God has already given them. (speaking in foreign language) - And even though Haman was already preparing Mordecai's death. (speaking in foreign language) - God was preparing honor for Mordecai. (speaking in foreign language) - And what do we learn from this? (speaking in foreign language) - Our last principle. (speaking in foreign language) - That we can be certain that God's people will never be forsaken. (speaking in foreign language) - Let's look at S there, chapter six, verses one through six. (speaking in foreign language) - And we're also gonna read in Spanish and follow along in English. (speaking in foreign language) (speaking in foreign language) (speaking in foreign language) (speaking in foreign language) (speaking in foreign language) (speaking in foreign language) (speaking in foreign language) (speaking in foreign language) (speaking in foreign language)

(speaking in foreign language) (speaking in foreign language) (speaking in foreign language) (speaking in foreign language) (speaking in foreign language) (speaking in foreign language) (speaking in foreign language) (speaking in foreign language) (speaking in foreign language) (laughing) - Wow. (speaking in foreign language) - I'll incredible the irony in this story. (speaking in foreign language) - And on the one hand, we have this evil plan that's being developed. (speaking in foreign language) - And on the other hand, we have God's hand that is developing his own plans for this story. - (speaking foreign language) - Because Haman is planning to humiliate Haman. - (speaking foreign language) - And God is planning to honor him. - (speaking foreign language) - Haman is planning to kill him. - (speaking foreign language) - And God plans to use him. - (speaking foreign language) - I don't want us to lose sight of this spiritual point. - (speaking foreign language)

- We are walking in a spiritual battle. - (speaking foreign language) - There are forces of evil that want to destroy you. - (speaking foreign language) - That want to destroy your family. - (speaking foreign language) - That want to destroy your marriage. - (speaking foreign language) - And we can't be naive. - (speaking foreign language) - (speaking foreign language) - We have to understand that it's a reality that happens every day. - (speaking foreign language) - And many of us don't use this phrase that Jesus taught us in Matthew 6 to pray. - (speaking foreign language) - Well, he, where he says, "Free us from evil." - (speaking foreign language) - Because we live as though nothing was happening in the spiritual environment. - (speaking foreign language) - But there is a plan from the enemy to destroy each one of those that follow him. - (speaking foreign language) - And he asks, "Hey, man, what should be done "to someone who the king wants to honor?" - (speaking foreign language) - Look at what verses seven through nine say. - (speaking foreign language)

- And Heyman said to the king, "For the man whom the king delights to honor." - (speaking foreign language) - Let the royal robes be brought, which the king has worn, and the horses that the king has written, and on whose head a royal crown is set. - (speaking foreign language) - Let the robes and the horse be handed over to one of the king's most notable officials. - Let them dress the man whom the king delights to honor, and let them lead him on the horse through the square of the city, proclaiming before him, "Thus shall it be done to the man "who the king delights to honor." - (speaking foreign language) - And the plan that Heyman had to kill Mordecai. - (speaking foreign language) - Turned upside down. - (speaking foreign language) - Instead of harming him. - (speaking foreign language) - He was the instrument to bless him. - (speaking foreign language) - And the thing is many times in the difficult situations in our lives. - (speaking foreign language) - We feel the temptation to defend ourself. - (speaking foreign language) - And then if I don't deserve it,

no one's gonna do it. - (speaking foreign language) - Isn't God fighting the battle for us? - (speaking foreign language) - We forget that reality. (speaking foreign language) - Sometimes I'm the one that goes, wants to go up and justify myself. - (speaking foreign language) - And Mordecai was just at the door praying to the Lord for the salvation of the Jewish people. - (speaking foreign language) - And maybe he could've even thought that his good deed had already been forgotten. - (speaking foreign language) - Because nothing had been done because of his good deed toward the king. - (speaking foreign language) - But there is no act that is done before the Lord that will be forgotten by God. - (speaking foreign language) - Whether that's in this life or the one to come. - (speaking foreign language) - And that was Haman's turn to do this for Mordecai. - (speaking foreign language) - What kind of honor is this giving him? - (speaking foreign language) - He was putting Mordecai at the same level as the king. - Incredibly. - Incredible.

- (speaking foreign language) - Verse 10. - (speaking foreign language) - Then the king said to Haman, "Hurry, take the robes and the horse, as you have said, "and do so to Mordecai, the Jew, "who sits at the king's gate, "leave out nothing that you have mentioned." - (speaks in foreign language) for the place of the Lord, and the land of the hill, and the land of the hill, and the land of the hill. So Haman took the robes and the horse, and he dressed Mordecai, and led him through the square of the city, proclaiming before him, "Thus shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honor." Then Mordecai returned to the king's gate, but Haman, hurried to his house, mourning, and with his head covered. Imagine what's happening at this moment. He returned to the place where he was... He could have thought, "Oh, great, now I have a good position in front of the king." Maybe I can use this to free us from that terrible thing that's going to happen to us in a few months. Maybe I can get into the royal palace. No, but he returns to the place that God had called him to. And Haman covers his head in embarrassment. You see, when we have these conflicts... And the person that faces these difficulties where those are relational or otherwise... Instead of defending themselves... It just depends on the Lord. And the reality is that that embarrassment falls on the other person. How does this encourage us? It depends on the Lord.

Recognize that he is the one that defends our cause. He is fighting for us. And look at those that had given advice to Haman about the gallows. Now they give him another good piece of advice. Verse 13. And Haman told his wife, Sarish, and all of his friends, everything that had happened to him. Then his wise men and his wife Sarish said to him, "If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of the Jewish people, you will not overcome him, but will surely fall before him." At this point, they really are giving him good advice. They say, "Look at how this thing to go against Mordecai is going." If you go on, keep on this road. It's not going to go good for you. Again, God is warning Haman. That he would stop his hard-heartedness. How many people just keep on being hard again and again? One person after another. But they still don't listen. Why does it say, "If Mordecai is of the Jewish people, that you will not be able to overcome him?" At that moment, people already knew how God had brought his people out of Egypt. And how once and again the Lord had been faithful through generations. (speaking in foreign language) There were places where gangs had gone, had come up. There was something about these groups that dedicated themselves to delinquency and to evil. When I was born, I would say that whenever a believer would come with their Bible to speak about God, I would say, "No, don't mess with them." I would say, "How interesting is this concept?" They don't fear anyone. Why would they be afraid of someone that's just carrying a Bible? But they also knew that if they got in trouble with this person, even in their evil, they were threatening someone that was much greater. And this is what they're telling Haman.

If you mess with him, he's a people worship of God. That is in their favor. And this doesn't mean church. That the difficult story for each believer is always going to end up like beautiful roses. Sometimes it's going to be a hard ending. To this day, church, there are people around the world that are being persecuted and even killed. And so many times, the consequences to those evil ones aren't going to come in this life. But they're coming in the next. And that's why we trust the Lord. But we need wisdom. Wisdom to face these complicated situations. And I don't know what situation you're facing today. But I know that this is going to help. Before you want to do anything in these situations, prepare, humble yourself, and trust the Lord. And if the worship team comes up, why don't we stand? Heavenly Father, become before you this morning. I recognize that many times we want to run to our troubles. Solve them by our own strength. And bear that load that we cannot bear. I ask you, Lord, that you give us wisdom. That you give us the ability to prepare ourselves. You give us the patience to face them. Whatever that difficulty may be. Whatever that load may be. Help us, Lord. Be our advisor. Be the one who strengthens us. Place the correct people around us. Lord, help us be humble. The name of Jesus we pray.

Amen. [BLANK_AUDIO]