Year of Realization - Day 43: Evil is never satisfied.

“Haman also said, “Even Queen Esther let no one but me come with the king to the banquet she had prepared; and tomorrow also I am invited by her [together] with the king. Yet all of this does not satisfy me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.””

‭‭Esther‬ ‭5‬:‭12‬-‭13‬ ‭AMP‬‬

The Lord spoke to His people through Haggai, explaining that their constant lack was the result of them not honoring the Lord by rebuilding His house. For our purposes today we will focus on how the Lord describes the situation in which His people find themselves:

“You have planted much but harvest little. You eat but are not satisfied. You drink but are still thirsty. You put on clothes but cannot keep warm. Your wages disappear as though you were putting them in pockets filled with holes!”

‭‭Haggai‬ ‭1‬:‭6‬ ‭NLT

Yes, this state of never being satisfied well describes those who are self-seeking with a heart far from God.

“Some people curse their father and do not thank their mother. They are pure in their own eyes, but they are filthy and unwashed. They look proudly around, casting disdainful glances. They have teeth like swords and fangs like knives. They devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among humanity. The leech has two suckers that cry out, “More, more!” There are three things that are never satisfied— no, four that never say, “Enough!”: the grave, the barren womb, the thirsty desert, the blazing fire.”

‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭30‬:‭11‬-‭16‬ ‭NLT‬‬

The people described in the above scripture are those who because of arrogance and evil self interest have developed insatiable appetites. Indeed, the proverbial writer compares their never-ending dissatisfaction to the actions of fire (the more it burns the less there is), the thirst of parched soil, the emptiness of a barren womb, and the inevitability of death.

My father told a story about a man he had revered when he was very young. You see, this man was very rich. But what my father remembered most about the man was a statement he had made to the effect that he could not be happy as long as he knew there was one dollar out there that he didn’t have! Well, that man has been in eternity for a long time. I’m wondering how that money is helping him now.

Without the Lord in our lives the corrupted human soul will go on yearning, always wanting to consume something else to try and fill the “hole” in our soul only the Lord can fix.

In our opening scripture we see that Haman interrupts his bragging to reflect that—in spite of all he has and the position he has attained—he can never be satisfied unless something is done about Mordecai. Sadly, Haman will soon find out that his problem is not Mordecai; his problem is Haman.

Peace to you.

Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!

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