Yet again the providence of God is engineering circumstances to turn Haman’s plan against him. Chapters 6 and 7 are the climax of this process. In his pride Haman reached for glory and despised those who would not revere him. In chapter 5 we read how Haman devises a cruel punishment for Mordecai, and in chapter 6 we see him imagining a glorious reward for himself. All the covenant promises of God are concentrated into this wonderful moment in biblical history. The one who cursed God’s people falls into the very trap he set for them, and the child of God receives the reward that the evil man schemed for himself. In the end God is shown to be the just judge who apportions to each person according to what he has done. Those who step into God’s purpose will be blessed, even if for a while it may seem that a curse hangs over them. And those who set their lives against God’s purpose will lose the very things that they set up in God’s place. God blesses those who are his. Through Jesus Christ the opportunity is given to all people to come to God and walk in his ways. And the promise is that we will be blessed if we do. God will turn every curse into blessing for those who trust in him. This is what will be done for the one whom the King delights to honour. The honour that Xerxes set upon Mordecai was an expression of the honour that God had set upon him already. It is also an expression of his favour on you.
Thank God for his love and favour that is upon you.
Read Esther 6 and 7
