Spoken With Love: Week 2 Day 2

Proverbs 16:33

The lot is cast into the lap,

    but its every decision is from the Lord.

Esther 3:1-6

After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite,elevating him and giving him a seat of honor higher than that of all the other nobles. 2 All the royal officials at the king’s gate knelt down and paid honor to Haman, for the king had commanded this concerning him. But Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor.

3 Then the royal officials at the king’s gate asked Mordecai, “Why do you disobey the king’s command?” 4 Day after day they spoke to him but he refused to comply.Therefore they told Haman about it to see whether Mordecai’s behavior would be tolerated, for he had told them he was a Jew.

5 When Haman saw that Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor, he was enraged. 6 Yet having learned who Mordecai’s people were, he scorned the idea of killing only Mordecai. Instead Haman looked for a way to destroy all Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the whole kingdom of Xerxes.

Now, you may be thinking, “Wait a minute! I thought you said yesterday that God was in control? If God directs the outcomes, why would He let someone like Haman get promoted?” 

The more I grow in my walk with the Lord the more I realize that God knows, understands, and sees so much more than I could ever comprehend. He has a perfect plan, and my job is to submit my will, my mind and soul, to His sovereignty. This would be frightening, except that the character of God is complete goodness, love, justice, and mercy. His ways are higher than ours and we can trust what He is doing, even when it doesn’t make sense from our limited perspective. 

What is going on right now in your life that doesn’t make sense? How can focusing on God’s good character help you trust Him?