"After these things King Ahazuerus promoted Haman, the son of Hamedatha the Agagite, and advanced him and set his seat above all the princes who were with him."
Esther 3:1
In every good story there needs to be a "heavy" – the character who causes problems, whether it is the evil step-mother in Cinderella, or the wicked witch in Snow White, or the Big Bad Wolf, or Mrs. Olesen in Little House On The Prairie. Haman fit the role very well – the proud, conniving scoundrel. He must have put on a good front to be promoted to such a high position in the kingdom, but inside, he was rotten. (Sound like any politicians you know?) Power corrupts and in the proper circumstance, what is inside will come out. Jesus said that "out of the heart proceeds evil" (Matthew 15:19). What I am on the inside will eventually show in my actions. That is why it is so important to keep the inner man clean.
Today's Thought: What I am on the inside will eventually show on the outside.
Have a pure-heart day. Love you.
Esther 3:1
In every good story there needs to be a "heavy" – the character who causes problems, whether it is the evil step-mother in Cinderella, or the wicked witch in Snow White, or the Big Bad Wolf, or Mrs. Olesen in Little House On The Prairie. Haman fit the role very well – the proud, conniving scoundrel. He must have put on a good front to be promoted to such a high position in the kingdom, but inside, he was rotten. (Sound like any politicians you know?) Power corrupts and in the proper circumstance, what is inside will come out. Jesus said that "out of the heart proceeds evil" (Matthew 15:19). What I am on the inside will eventually show in my actions. That is why it is so important to keep the inner man clean.
Today's Thought: What I am on the inside will eventually show on the outside.
Have a pure-heart day. Love you.
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