- Letters were sent by couriers to all the king’s provinces with instruction to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate all Jews, young and old, women and children, in one day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, and to plunder their goods. Esther 3:13 – Jesus warns us in John 10:10 that the thief, our enemy, comes to steal, kill, and destroy. It shouldn’t surprise us then that this passage is so similar to what Jesus said in the gospels. From the very beginning all our enemy wants is to separate us from God. He’ll lie, deceive, feed our lusts and greed, and even make life away from God seem superior to a life with God. All for the sake of stealing, killing, and destroying the unity with God we need. Be wise to how the enemy works. Remember that it’s God who you need active in your life not the enemy. God gives, heals, and creates while the enemy does all the opposite. Keep all this in mind today when you debate if you’re going to pursue God well today. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 912
- But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone. So, as they had made known to him the people of Mordecai, Haman sought to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus. Esther 3:6 – Sin left unchecked evolves. The beginnings of this situation started with Mordecai refusing to bow down to Haman as Haman passed by. This greatly angered Haman for he enjoyed the power and glory he got from the bowing. While it began with wanting to take out Mordecai alone, we see the desire and hatred grew to the whole of the Jewish nation. Even to people Haman had no knowledge of or issue with personally. His sin evolved. Think now to sins we see today. A one-time going too far with alcohol can lead to a full-blown addiction if not addressed. A simple click on a website can lead to a struggle with porn for years. A seamlessly harmless text can grow into a marriage ruining affair. Sin doesn’t stay small when left alone. It grows, evolves, and as it does, the wake of damage grows and evolves too. Thankfully in Jesus we have victory over all sin and can find help in Him to overcome it all. The question is will we today, with whatever sin may be in our story, turn to Jesus and use His help? For while sin left unchecked evolves, sin that is handed over to Jesus dies. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2519
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