JULY 20, 2023 – Danger

  July 20, 2023
  Daily Reading – Esther 5-10 / Acts 17

 

 GOD’S WORD:

Esther 6:6 So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?

 

 GETTING INTO GOD’S WORD:

        There are a lot of things in this old world today that are dangerous. Rock climbing without some sort of tether to me sounds extremely dangerous. Yet people do it all the time. Working on a blasting crew that sets dynamite and then ignites it seems like one of those somewhat dangerous jobs. In some cities today it is even dangerous just to cross the road. These may all seem obvious as being dangerous. However, what Haman did in today’s passage is extremely dangerous. That is making an assumption about a situation without all the facts.

 

        Haman seemed to be someone who often built scenarios in his mind without knowing all the facts. He assumed that since Ester planned a banquet, and only called he and the King to this banquet, he must be considered someone very special in the eyes of the king and queen. He assumed if he built gallows, the king would grant him permission to hang Mordecai the Jew, whom he hated, on them, since there was a coming death decree out against the Jews. He also assumed that when the king wanted to honor someone in the public eye, it must be him. However, his ego and pride cost him his life. The king wanted to honor Mordecai, and made Haman carry out this honor. The banquet was put together to ask for the decree on the Jews to be lifted and to point our Haman as the one who caused the problem. The gallows he built were used to hang himself. 

 

 GETTING GOD’S WORD INTO ME:

        Making assumptions is dangerous unless you know all the facts. Actually, once you know the facts, you are not assuming, but simply stating the facts. Pride and Ego can often make us assume things we hope are true, but truly do not know. 

 

Has pride ever misdirected your thoughts?