KEEP UP HOPEEsther 3

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You are having or facing some challenges that are way beyond your power, but you have refused to let your challenges have you by focusing on the name of God. The children of Israel were having insurmountable challenges in the city of Shushan, yet they did not allow their challenges to have them by refusing to bow to any god or man. An evil guardian by the name of Haman, the son of Hammedatha, who had just been given promotion to a higher position, put a decree in place. Haman wanted all to bow, ÒWhen Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow or pay him homage, Haman was filled with wrath. 6 But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had told him of the people of Mordecai. Instead, Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of AhasuerusÑthe people of Mordecai.Ó (Esther 3:5-6) Haman had all the resources that would be needed to carry out his evil agenda against the children of Israel: money, power, speed, position and all that one can think of as a weapon of carrying out  successful evil plans. If you will trust in the name of God, every representative of Haman in your life will not prevail in the name of Jesus Christ. When evil works look for you, they will not be able to locate you. Esther 3:13, ÒAnd the letters were sent by couriers into all the kingÕs provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate all the Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, and to plunder their possessions.Ó All was set and put in place against the children of Israel, but God upset every plan and purpose of the wicked Haman. It does not matter at which level of government, or speed of operation or power of the devil that has been put in place to destroy you. The plan and purpose of God for your life will not fail over you in the name of Jesus. Thank God for God. Before the entire wicked plan of Haman was even conjured up, God had raised help for the children of Israel by making Esther to become the queen. It was a miracle for Esther to turn out and be the channel of salvation for the Jews in Shushan. With man all is impossible, but to God nothing is impossible when He turns around to use man in changing impossibilities to possibilities. Haman, the evil agent, was forced to honor Modecai. It is miraculously amazing how God turns situations around to favor those who trust in His name. Keep up hope and God will not let you down for His name to be glorified.