Esther 6:3,4,6 And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him. And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him...So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour?...The end of Mordecai's story was victory, and the end of Haman was destruction. Haman had evil planned for Mordecai, and it looked as if he had the power to accomplish it. The king--the one with the real power--turned everything around. Haman came to the court to get permission to hang Mordecai, but he left with an order to honor the Jew he hated so much. What a delightful story that makes! The evil prince plots to hang Queen Esther's cousin, but everything goes wrong. He is humiliated and has to run through the streets honoring Mordecai--the one he hates.
Satan wishes to destroy us all. He has plans and schemes, and his gallows for our souls are seen rising in the distance. Does that sound discouraging? The story, however, has been told, and we know that the soul that is hid in Christ has the assurance of victory. All the evil plans of the Devil will be turned into a victory for God's children, and the devil will be defeated once again. God has all power, therefore, we are safe from the threats of the devil.
The devil's most evil scheme--the crucifixion of Jesus Christ--was his greatest defeat. When Jesus rose from the grave, sin was forever under His feet. We now have the power through Jesus Christ to resist temptation, claim the victory for each day, and watch as evil is turned for our good!
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