Year of Realization - Day 53: The enemy’s plots have a paradoxical effect on the righteous.

“When Haman told his wife, Zeresh, and all his friends what had happened, his wise advisers and his wife said, “Since Mordecai—this man who has humiliated you—is of Jewish birth, you will never succeed in your plans against him. It will be fatal to continue opposing him.””

‭‭Esther‬ ‭6‬:‭13‬ ‭NLT‬‬

In terms of medicines, a paradoxical effect or reaction is when the prescribed drug has the opposite effect as was intended. For example, benzodiazepines (Valium, Xanax, etc.), prescribed to calm or sedate, have been known to increase agitation, anger, and even suicidal and/or homicidal ideology!

And speaking of unintended consequences, the “medicine” evil people prescribe for the righteous, often ends up having a very paradoxical effect in the life of their intended victim as well as in the evil person’s own life.

Consider the story of Moses: a decree meant to destroy all newborn Jewish males, actually served to put Moses in the House of Pharaoh!

Joseph’s brothers’ plans to destroy him, actually put him in a high position over them. Not only that, their actions ended up fulfilling his dream he had told them that had caused them to hate Joseph even more!

Most astonishing of all: the plan of the enemy to cut off the Messiah, actually fulfilled the plan for our salvation!

In our opening scripture we find that Haman’s plan to destroy the Jews (basically, in an attempt to get rid of the hated Mordecai), has now put him in a huge “sling.” Tragically for him, he’s about to find out that that sharp sword he threw at Haman, is actually a boomerang.

Peace to you.

Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!

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