RPG Adults
SECRET MEETINGS
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22
Esther 5:14a
James 1:14-15; Ecclesiastes 12:14
"For God shall bring every
work into judgment..."
SECRET MEETINGS
Haman’s wife, Zeresh, and the friends he called to his home made a suggestion to him concerning Mordecai the Jew. They all advised Haman to first get people to immediately construct a gallows fifty cubits (i.e. about twenty-three metres) high. Then on the following day, he was to request the king to have Mordecai punished by hanging the latter on it. And the plan should be executed before he went to Esther’s second banquet. With that settled, Haman then happily went with the king to enjoy the private banquet.
This meeting against Mordecai in Haman’s home resulted in the plot to kill Mordecai even before the appointed time decreed for the mass massacre of the Jews. Zeresh and Haman’s friends thought of a way to solve Haman’s dented ego. But instead of advising Haman to ignore Mordecai and help him overcome this self-centeredness, his wife and friends instigated Haman to act wickedly. Behind closed doors, they devised a diabolical plot together. What they devised in secret was to strike as much fear as possible in public in order to vindicate Haman. Things were looking very bad for Mordecai and the Jews.
Such clandestine meetings in homes to plot against others are not uncommon today. But the fact that God is sovereign, knows all things and is constantly in charge is our comfort. God is Omniscient, so no matter how man would conspire secretly to seek to hurt the believer, God is in the know. God is Omnipotent and God can easily thwart covert plans. Are you troubled when you realize there are secret meetings at work, at home, and in even in church against you? Recall how Balaam and Balak plotted in secret against the children of Israel but could not succeed in the least. God is always watching over His people and He can foil their enemies’ plans every time no matter how they scheme. And while all these were happening, the children of Israel were oblivious. If God be for us, who can be against us?
THOUGHT: Am I worried because men secretly plot against me?
PRAYER: Lord, teach me to trust in Thy Omniscient care.
Posted in Adult RPG
Esther 5:14a
James 1:14-15; Ecclesiastes 12:14
"For God shall bring every
work into judgment..."
SECRET MEETINGS
Haman’s wife, Zeresh, and the friends he called to his home made a suggestion to him concerning Mordecai the Jew. They all advised Haman to first get people to immediately construct a gallows fifty cubits (i.e. about twenty-three metres) high. Then on the following day, he was to request the king to have Mordecai punished by hanging the latter on it. And the plan should be executed before he went to Esther’s second banquet. With that settled, Haman then happily went with the king to enjoy the private banquet.
This meeting against Mordecai in Haman’s home resulted in the plot to kill Mordecai even before the appointed time decreed for the mass massacre of the Jews. Zeresh and Haman’s friends thought of a way to solve Haman’s dented ego. But instead of advising Haman to ignore Mordecai and help him overcome this self-centeredness, his wife and friends instigated Haman to act wickedly. Behind closed doors, they devised a diabolical plot together. What they devised in secret was to strike as much fear as possible in public in order to vindicate Haman. Things were looking very bad for Mordecai and the Jews.
Such clandestine meetings in homes to plot against others are not uncommon today. But the fact that God is sovereign, knows all things and is constantly in charge is our comfort. God is Omniscient, so no matter how man would conspire secretly to seek to hurt the believer, God is in the know. God is Omnipotent and God can easily thwart covert plans. Are you troubled when you realize there are secret meetings at work, at home, and in even in church against you? Recall how Balaam and Balak plotted in secret against the children of Israel but could not succeed in the least. God is always watching over His people and He can foil their enemies’ plans every time no matter how they scheme. And while all these were happening, the children of Israel were oblivious. If God be for us, who can be against us?
THOUGHT: Am I worried because men secretly plot against me?
PRAYER: Lord, teach me to trust in Thy Omniscient care.
Posted in Adult RPG