In our world today we can easily get discouraged. Trouble seems to abound everywhere. Sometimes we wonder just how far things will go before they become really bad. But history reveals that every time things seemed hopeless God sent someone to rescue the world. One day a queen named Esther did just that. The Jewish people were in danger. They were being persecuted, exiled, and almost destroyed. But at just the right time God sent sent this woman to stand in the gap for His people. She bravely told the truth and opened the door for God to be able to work in the hearts of many people. Don't fear all the trouble you see today. The same God who sent a beautiful queen to rescue His people has a plan for you and I today. He will rescue His world again. If you are serving him you have nothing to fear.