Proverbs 26:27 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.” (Proverbs 26:27 NKJV)

God is warning that malicious entrapment will always backfire. One very profound example is Haman in the book of Esther. Reading through the short book of Esther, we encounter one vile person full of malice and spite. His name is Haman. He had it out for all Jews because he was angry at one, named Mordecai, Esther’s cousin who had raised her. Haman’s devious plot was to destroy a whole Jewish nation because of his hatred for one man who did not bow before him.

This harrowing story takes a drastic and very dramatic turn when Esther, the queen, takes a stand for her people; despite what the outcome could have been for her. She responded to Mordecai’s eye opening challenge. As he said to Esther, “For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father's family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14). She put her life on the line for possible death to save her people. She did what no person has done, especially by a Jewish girl in exile. Not even done by any queen before her, she entered the royal court of the king uninvited. For her action of faith, Haman was hanged on the very gallows that he had built to hang Mordecai on. God meted justice upon Haman to stop his malicious plot against the Israelites - God's chosen people (Book of Esther).

God is reminding that we ought not be such a kind of person, like Hamman. As children of the Most High God by grace in Christ Jesus through faith, we are to rest on the assurance, we are protected and watched (Psalms 121:5-8). We neither dig pits nor roll stones on anyone. And, we need not take matters into our own hands, when on the edge of pit intended to hurt us or a boulder of peril is rolled towards our way. Rather, we call on Jesus and leave it all to Him and in our Heavenly Father’s mighty hands. We come before Him in prayer, and in fasting - when called for, like Esther’s resolve. Led by the Spirit of the Lord and guided by His Words, our attitude and posture should always be, to: “Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.”(Hosea 10:12 ESV). And, He promised: When they call on me, I will answer; I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue and honor them (Psalms 91:15 NLT).

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)

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