ECWA Short Daily Manna Food for the Day Daily Devotion

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2022

TEXT: Esther 7:1-10

1. So the king and Haman came to take wine with Esther the queen.

2. And the king said to Esther again on the second day, while they were drinking, What is your prayer, Queen Esther? For it will be given to you; and what is your request? For it will be done, even to the half of my kingdom.

3. Then Esther the queen, answering, said, If I have your approval, O King, and if it is the king’s pleasure, let my life be given to me in answer to my prayer, and my people at my request:

4. For we are given up, I and my people, to destruction and death and to be cut off. If we had been taken as men-servants and women-servants for a price, I would have said nothing, for our trouble is little in comparison with the king’s loss.

5. Then King Ahasuerus said to Esther the queen, Who is he and where is he who has had this evil thought in his heart?

6. And Esther said, Our hater and attacker is this evil Haman. Then Haman was full of fear before the king and the queen.

7. And the king in his wrath got up from the feast and went into the garden: and Haman got to his feet to make a prayer for his life to Esther the queen: for he saw that the king’s purpose was evil against him.

8. Then the king came back from the garden into the room where they had been drinking; and Haman was stretched out on the seat where Esther was. Then the king said, Is he taking the queen by force before my eyes in my house? And while the words were on the king’s lips, they put a cloth over Haman’s face.

9. Then Harbonah, one of the unsexed servants waiting before the king, said, See, the pillar fifty cubits high, which Haman made for Mordecai, who said a good word for the king, is still in its place in Haman’s house. Then the king said, Put him to death by hanging him on it.

10. So Haman was put to death by hanging him on the pillar he had made for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath became less.

(Basic English Version Holy Bible)

TOPIC: HAMAN GETS WHAT HE DESERVES

Haman was blinded by pride and a murderous hatred for Mordecai. He fell headlong into the pit of wickedness he dug for Mordecai. He had planned and even paid money to have Mordecai killed. He erected a fifty-cubit tall pole on which to impale Mordecai.

This event reassures us that, sooner or later, the Church will experience deliverance while the wicked shall receive a just reward. Like Esther, we must be focused on God without turning to pagan rituals, idols and demonic powers thinking that these can give us victory.

Unfortunately, we have several believers in the church who have developed enmity with other members of the same church. When you plan evil against your brother/sister, you may eventually become the victim of your own wickedness, so be careful.

QUESTION: Why do you find it difficult to tolerate others who do not share the same opinions with you?

PRAYER: while we were enemies of God, He loved and reconciled us to Himself through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Thank You, Oh Lord, for Your sacrifice for us, in Jesus name, Amen.