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THE BOOK OF THE UNMENTIONED GOD
The teacher took me to the Chamber of Scrolls. We sat down at a small
wooden table upon which he placed a small and ornate scroll.
“This,” he said, “is unique of all books of the Bible. Do you know what
makes it different from the rest? The Name of God.”
“The Name of God makes it different?”
“The absence of the Name of God makes it different. The Book of Esther is
the only book of Scripture that contains absolutely no mention of God.”
“That seems very strange.”
“It would seem to be a godless book. In fact, it’s filled with godlessness …
evil people and evil plans to annihilate the people of God. And it’s not just the
Name of God that’s missing but also, it seems, His presence. Darkness reigns,
and God is nowhere to be found.”
“So is the Book of Esther less holy than the other books in the Bible?”
“No,” he replied. “Not at all. It’s as holy as all the other books that mention
His Name. That’s the point. Even though the Name of God isn’t mentioned,
the hand of God lies behind every event. He is there, unseen, unmentioned,
yet working all things together and turning every event around to fulfill His
purposes. Esther is the Book of the Unmentioned God. And the Book of the
Unmentioned God is a most holy book. It’s the book that speaks of all the
times you don’t feel the presence of God, when you don’t hear His voice,
when you don’t see His hand, when there’s no sign of His love or purpose,
and when He seems far away or not there at all. So when all you see is
darkness, that is the time of the Book of the Unmentioned God. And it’s
telling you this: Even though you don’t feel His presence, it is there still.
Even though you don’t see His hand, it is still moving. Even when you don’t
hear His voice, He is still speaking, even in the silence. Even when you feel
abandoned and alone, still His love is there. And even when He seems
hopelessly far away from you, He is still right there beside you, working
every detail in your life for His purposes and your redemption. And in the
end, the light will break the darkness, the good will prevail, and you will
know that you were never alone. He was with you all along. And it was holy.
It was the time of your Book of the Unmentioned God.”
The Mission: Whenever you can’t see or feel the presence of God in your life,
know that He’s fully there. It’s just your Book of the Unmentioned God.
Psalm 139:7–12; Matthew 28:18–20; Hebrews 13:5
