Introduction – The Victory Is Not in Doubt
We’ve walked with Esther from fear to favor, from risk to reward, from prayer to power.
We saw a little orphan girl rise to become a queen.
We saw Haman hang on the gallows he built for someone else.
We’ve watched the story turn.
Now, in chapter 8, something remarkable happens—the enemy is dead, but the decree still stands.
Haman’s gone, but the law he wrote remains in effect.
The king’s ring may have changed hands, but the words have not yet been overturned.
You see, victory in the Spirit doesn’t mean the fight is over.
Sometimes the devil is defeated, but his paperwork still clutters the system!
It takes the authority of the King’s ring to reverse what’s been written.
>> The Ring of Reversal
Esther 8:1 says,
“That same day King Ahasuerus gave the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews, to Queen Esther; and Mordecai came before the king.”
Then verse 2 adds,
“The king took off his signet ring, which he had reclaimed from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai.”
Look at that transfer!
The ring that sealed death now seals life.
The authority that once empowered evil now enforces good.
That’s the gospel, church!
At Calvary, Jesus took back the ring.
He stripped hell of its authority and placed the seal of heaven on His people.
Colossians 2:15 says, “Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.”
When Jesus rose, the ring changed hands.
He said, “All authority in heaven and earth is given to Me.”
And then He said, “Go.”
We don’t fight for victory—we fight from victory.
>> The Counter-Decree
Esther fell at the king’s feet, weeping, pleading that the evil decree be reversed.
And the king said,
“Write another decree in the king’s name, in behalf of the Jews, as seems best to you, and seal it with the king’s ring.”
What the king was saying was this: You can’t erase the old decree—but you can override it with a greater one.
Oh, hallelujah!
That’s exactly what the cross did.
The wages of sin was death—that decree was sealed.
But Jesus wrote a new decree in His own blood—“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus.”
Satan’s law said, “You’re guilty.”
Grace’s decree says, “You’re forgiven.”
The enemy’s law said, “You’re bound.”
Heaven’s decree says, “Whom the Son sets free is free indeed.”
You can’t stop the old law from existing—but you can live under a higher one!
>> The Riders Sent Out
Esther 8:14 says,
“So the couriers, riding the royal horses, went out, pressed on by the king’s command.”
When God gives a decree, He doesn’t send it by camel—He sends it by courier of fire!
These riders carried the message of deliverance to every province in the empire.
Church, we are those couriers now!
We ride with the message of the King—deliverance through Jesus Christ!
Everywhere we go, we announce:
“The law of sin and death has been overturned by the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus!”
It’s time to saddle up, saints.
The world needs to hear that the decree has changed!
>> From Fear to Joy
Esther 8:16 says,
“The Jews had light and gladness and joy and honor.”
The same people who once mourned now celebrated.
The same streets that echoed with fear now rang with laughter.
And it wasn’t because their circumstances had vanished—it was because their authority had changed.
When the church understands who she is, joy breaks out again.
The world can’t manufacture that joy; it can’t sell it, can’t fake it, can’t steal it.
It comes from knowing that your name is written under the new decree of grace.
Nehemiah said, “The joy of the Lord is your strength.”
When hell tries to wear you down, remember who signed your papers.
>> The Feast of Victory
Esther 9:22 says,
“As the days on which the Jews got relief from their enemies, and as the month which was turned from sorrow to joy and from mourning into a holiday.”
They called it Purim—the feast of lots.
It was a yearly reminder that God turns the dice of chance into the plan of destiny.
Every year, the people celebrated not just survival but triumph.
God doesn’t want you living in survival mode.
He didn’t bring you this far to barely make it.
He wants you to walk in victory, joy, and celebration.
We don’t just remember the cross—we celebrate the empty tomb!
We don’t just mourn what the enemy tried—we rejoice in what God accomplished!
>> A Call to Courage
Victory didn’t make Esther complacent; it made her courageous.
She and Mordecai continued to write, to proclaim, to establish what God had done.
They made sure the next generation knew: The enemy is defeated.
That’s our task.
Tell it to your children.
Tell it to your city.
Tell it to your own weary heart.
The devil is not winning; he is writhing.
The war is over, and Jesus reigns.
Revelation 12:11 declares,
“They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony.”
That’s our decree!
That’s our anthem!
That’s our victory shout!
Illustration – The Broken Chains
In a small village in Africa, believers held a prayer meeting for a man tormented by demonic oppression.
They sang, they prayed, and suddenly he shouted, “The chains are off!”
When asked what he meant, he said, “I saw in a vision the chains snap, one by one!”
That’s what happens when the new decree is proclaimed.
Chains that have been in families for generations begin to break.
Addictions lose their grip.
Fear loses its voice.
And joy starts to dance again.
>> The Victory March
After Haman’s fall, Mordecai left the king’s presence wearing royal robes of blue and white, a golden crown, and a robe of fine linen and purple.
The city of Shushan shouted and rejoiced.
That’s the image of the victorious church!
The bride of Christ walking in resurrection power—clothed in righteousness, crowned with glory, robed in praise!
Not hiding, not defeated, not intimidated—but radiant!
The world may be trembling, but the church is triumphant.
The night may be dark, but the morning is breaking.
Jesus didn’t say the gates of hell wouldn’t attack—He said they wouldn’t prevail.
>> Living in the Decree of Grace
The enemy may whisper old decrees into your mind:
“You’ll never change. You’ll never be free. You’ll never be enough.”
But heaven’s decree still echoes:
“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.”
When the accuser reminds you of your past, remind him of his future.
His sentence is sealed, his gallows already built.
The blood has spoken better things.
You don’t live under condemnation; you live under covenant.
You don’t live under fear; you live under favor.
You don’t live under law; you live under grace.
Closing Appeal – Ride With the King’s Message
Church, it’s time to ride.
Time to carry the King’s decree to every corner of your world.
Tell your family: the curse is broken.
Tell your city: the King reigns.
Tell your heart: the victory is already written.
We are the couriers of good news—the gospel riders of the King!
And when this message goes forth, light drives out darkness, joy replaces fear, and peace floods the land.
The enemy is finished.
The gallows are empty.
The King still reigns!
Benediction
Now go forth in victory.
Ride under the banner of the King.
Stand in His authority.
Speak His word with boldness.
Walk in His favor and live in His joy.
And may the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God the Father, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you, now and always.
Amen.
