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.
Remain
Blessed
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