April 30, 2021
I greet and bless you in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. The blessed word that God has given for you today, is from the book of Esther 9:1 “On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the verdict commanded by the king was to be carried out. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but now the tables were turned and the Jews got the upper hand over those who hated them “
From the above context we learn that the enemies of the Jews had planned to destroy the Jews completely. But on the very same day, God turned it the opposite way and saved the Jews from the hands of their enemies. The Jews had light and gladness, joy and honour. When queen Esther heard that a decree was passed against the Jews, to be killed and be destroyed and be annihilated. Queen Esther said to king Ahasuerus,”If it pleases the king, let my life and the life of my people, be allowed to live with freedom for we have been sold, my people, and I to be destroyed, to be killed, and to be annihilated.” When the king heard that Haman was the cause for the evil plan schemed against the Jews, the king arose in his anger, from the banquet arranged by queen Esther, and went into the palace garden. But Haman stood before queen Esther pleading for his life, for he saw that evil was determined against him by the king. The king said,” Will he also assault, the queen? Hang him on the gallows.” Therefore Haman was hanged in the very same gallows which he had prepared, for Mordecai the Jew.
The king gave his signet ring which he had taken from Haman and gave it to Mordecai. And Queen Esther appointed him over the house of Haman. Esther fell down at the feet of the king and implored him to counteract the evil plot of Haman and the scheme which he had devised against the Jews. So the king ordered Mordecai to write a letter with the seal of the king and send it across the country. And so he wrote in the name of the king, sealed it with the king’s signet ring and sent letters by couriers. Through these letters, the king allowed the Jews to protect themselves, from the people or the province that would assault them.
Then the couriers hastened and pressed on by the king’s command. And the decree was issued in Shushan, the citadel. And the city which was steeped in sorrow because of the king’s decree which stated that all the Jews were to be killed both young and old, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, and to plunder their possessions. And hence the city of Shushan was perplexed. All things changed with a twist in the matter, because Queen Esther was bold to enter into the presence of the king, which was against the law, and she and her maids fasted and prayed for three days. She had likewise commanded Mordecai to gather all the Jews in the city of Shushan to fast along with her and pray for her people. Thus the people fasted and prayed for the deliverance of the Jews from the hands of king Ahasuerus. God heard the prayer of His people and turned the decree past against them in favour of them. The enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them but the opposite occurred. In that the Jews overpowered those who hated them. As a result the city of Shushan which was once perplexed began to rejoice over the victory of the Jews.
Have you been perplexed like the people of Shushan, because someone who had been very closely associated with you has now come against you and has made some sort of sorcery or witch craft against you or your son that he shouldn’t do well in his life. Has someone filed a false case against you? Are you afraid that the boss working in your office will charge you for no reason of yours, let come what may. You hold on to Jesus, He will turn everything in favour of you. All that people say or do against you will work out for the good of you. No man shall stand before you when the Lord is on your side. Say boldly,” What can man do unto me, if the Lord is on my side?”God was with Mordecai so Haman was made to hang on the very same gallows which he had prepared for Mordecai. God will turn the wicked plans of your enemies the opposite way. God Bless You.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank You for turning the wicked scheme of Haman in favour of the Jews. We thank You for giving the boldness to Queen Esther to go into the presence of the King though it was against the law. Teach us to fast and pray like Esther and her maids when we are in trouble. Make all the wicked plans of our enemies schemed against us to revert on them.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
