Esther 8:8  Now go ahead and send a message to the Jews in the king’s name, telling them whatever you want, and seal it with the king’s signet ring. But remember that whatever has already been written in the king’s name and sealed with his signet ring can never be revoked.” (NLT)

The Book of Esther is a great story of the Bible depicting how Esther saves her people from annihilation.  At this point in the story, the king of Persia has issued an edict that would seem to bring destruction upon the Israelites. What has been done cannot be undone. However, what lies ahead is still in the hands of the people concerned.

That is what struck me as I read this book. We may wish we could undo evil that we have done. We may desire to redo a missed opportunity. We may want to hold on to some fleeting moment from the past. Ultimately, yesterday is out of our grasp and try as we might, we cannot change it nor hold on to it.

However, our actions today and our hope for the future is still before us, and we have a great deal to say about that.