Turning Around Evil To Good And Greatness - Bliss & Fire Network Weekly Digest -Feb. 22, 2011

Turning Around Evil To Good And Greatness

"Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer, Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish..." -Esther 4:15-17

EXPLORATION

The enemy may have planned or orchestrated a decision against you and sent out a letter to announce your destruction. Don’t be afraid for God your Father and creator of all things, the Almighty, and the Unchangeable Changer has not approved of it. They will see your love towards God and your obedience to HIM has been uncompromised. You have obtained favor before the Lord your GOD.

INSPIRATION

In this time of our generation, many are still going through the same kind of problems that Mordecai and his fellow people of God went through but in different form. Or even more critical than that of Mordecai and you have been faithful in depending on the Lord your God for a breakthrough – a turn around and a miracle to bring smile to your face and to honor the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Or even like Esther you have found favor before the Lord your God and before the kings of the land.

The Bible says: "And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti." - Esther 2:17

In the same way you learn and walk in obedience, growing up with the fear of God, has Esther was.

The Bible says: "Esther had not yet shewed her kindred nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did the commandment of Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him."- Esther 2:20.

In preparation to be blessed, Esther, to become the queen went through a beauty purification for six months with oil of myrrh and six months with sweet odors (aroma) to enhance her beauty as required by the king. And in your case God, our Father, has allowed you to pass through trials and fire to bring out HIS beauty, love, long-suffering, meekness and blessings all in you, that you might stand the test of time and be a testimony.

The Bible says: "Now when every maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)" - Esther 2:12

"That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;" - Colossians 1:10-11

The enemy buys their way into favor with their money, influence, and power but you are favored of GOD. Haman manipulated his way to favor to obtain a decree against the people of God:

"If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king's treasuries." - Esther 3:9

"And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey." - Esther 3:13

And a ruling was obtain against your life by the one that fears not the Lord God, they will put together the astrologers and magicians to cast the lots to determine which day or year they will attack you or bring destruction – just like Haman did: (Esther 3:7)

But God is on your side HE knows their plan from the beginning that HE says:

"..lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD." - Proverbs 16:33

God has already prepared, your enemy for destruction as HE commanded Moses concerning the Amalek.  Haman was the son of Hammedatha the Agagite and descendant of the Amalek (Esther 3:1)

Here is what God says:

"Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt; How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God. Therefore it shall be, when the LORD thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it.” -Deuteronomy 25:17-19

Now God has turned things around for your sake and for the sake of HIS Son Jesus Christ in your life; just as Esther proclaimed a fasting among the Jews to seek the face of the Lord.  She says:

“Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish..." -Esther 4:15-17

God answered her prayers, and turned around evil to good and greatness:

"And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon. So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified." - Esther 7:9-10

This week: You, likewise need to know that for this reason, God is raising you up and allowing you to go through all that to glorifies HIS Holy name in your Life and ministry. Now, the Lord God will restore you to greatness and establish you beyond your understanding. Your mourning will be turned into dancing and singing. Amen!

Remember the Bible says: "So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him." -Isaiah 59:19

You are blessed, we love you!

Pastor Wales Goriola

Bliss & Fire Network Team

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