“Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.”
Esther 5:14 KJV
His wife Zeresh and all his friends said, “Build a gallows seventy-five feet high. First thing in the morning speak with the king; get him to order Mordecai hanged on it. Then happily go with the king to dinner.” Haman liked that. He had the gallows built. Both the husband and wife together sowed into hate and death with self aggrandisement that they controlled their life and narrative. Human beings very easily buy into that deception that they have the power in their lives to control everything. Scripture clearly warns us not to be deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever we sow, that shall we also reap. For when we sow to the self, selfishness and self service, we reap corruption, but when we sow to the life of God’s Spirit, which is love, compassion and service to others, we reap everlasting life. Let’s humble ourselves under the mighty Hand of God that He may exalt us in due time. Amen!
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