THE LAMP DEVOTION
SATURDAY OCTOBER 19
GOD IS WISER THAN YOUR ENEMIES
Esther 8:15-17
The passage above presents the end of a matter in which God’s wisdom remained way above any man. Haman had thought to annihilate the Jews who were then in captivity. Haman planned to have Mordecai hanged because Mordecai would not bow to him.
Then the Esther saga kicked in. How Esther became queen was another story of the wisdom of God working on behalf of His children. The moment came for the purpose for which she came into the kingdom, as Mordecai had mentioned to her.
At that point the king’s desire to honor someone coincided with Esther going into the king’s presence to ask for the preservation of the lives of the Jews. Two things happened. First Haman was hanged in the gallows he had prepared, as the decree to annihilate the Jews was cancelled. The second was the honoring of Haman.
Who says God does not know how to deal with your enemies? Why did God say vengeance belongs to Him? He knows how to repay your enemies. He knows how to get them falling in the pit they have dug for your feet. Stop wasting time on your enemies. Instead, focus on what God is doing and has promised to do in your life.
Prayer
1. Thank God for His continued commitment to fight your battles and give you victory over your enemies.
2. Pray that you never go ahead of God in an attempt to fight your enemies.
3. Father, please help me to yield totally to You to deal with my enemies.
Declarations
I declare that God my heavenly Father has always been a Winner. He knows how to win. He has power over my enemies. He is wiser than them any day any time. Therefore, I remain still in God and let Him be God. He knows how to glorify His name among the gentiles and put my enemies to shame. Halleluiah!
Author: Archbishop Nicholas Duncan Williams
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SATURDAY OCTOBER 19
GOD IS WISER THAN YOUR ENEMIES
Esther 8:15-17
15 So Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, with a great crown of gold and a garment of fine linen and purple; and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad. 16 The Jews had light and gladness, joy and honor. 17 And in every province and city, wherever the king’s command and decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a holiday. Then many of the people of the land became Jews, because fear of the Jews fell upon them.
The passage above presents the end of a matter in which God’s wisdom remained way above any man. Haman had thought to annihilate the Jews who were then in captivity. Haman planned to have Mordecai hanged because Mordecai would not bow to him.
Then the Esther saga kicked in. How Esther became queen was another story of the wisdom of God working on behalf of His children. The moment came for the purpose for which she came into the kingdom, as Mordecai had mentioned to her.
At that point the king’s desire to honor someone coincided with Esther going into the king’s presence to ask for the preservation of the lives of the Jews. Two things happened. First Haman was hanged in the gallows he had prepared, as the decree to annihilate the Jews was cancelled. The second was the honoring of Haman.
Who says God does not know how to deal with your enemies? Why did God say vengeance belongs to Him? He knows how to repay your enemies. He knows how to get them falling in the pit they have dug for your feet. Stop wasting time on your enemies. Instead, focus on what God is doing and has promised to do in your life.
Prayer
1. Thank God for His continued commitment to fight your battles and give you victory over your enemies.
2. Pray that you never go ahead of God in an attempt to fight your enemies.
3. Father, please help me to yield totally to You to deal with my enemies.
Declarations
I declare that God my heavenly Father has always been a Winner. He knows how to win. He has power over my enemies. He is wiser than them any day any time. Therefore, I remain still in God and let Him be God. He knows how to glorify His name among the gentiles and put my enemies to shame. Halleluiah!
Author: Archbishop Nicholas Duncan Williams
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