The Plot

by Pastor Lee Meng Chiam

Esther 3:5-6

3 points to note :

1. No Way! (v1-5)
Mordecai : "No way I will bow and pay homage to Haman!"
- Religious ground
- Historical Ground

Haman : "No way I will let Mordecai get away with it!"
# Pride was his core motivation (pride is endless ego calculation)
- The Symptoms
Proverbs 16:8
1 Peter 5:5b
# Evil latches in pride
- The Results


2. No Prisoners! (v6)
Proverbs 6:16-19
Haman is not just prideful, he has became evil
- All or Nothing
- Destroy, Kill, Annihilate (v13)
# Evil advances on extremism

We don't have to respond with fear or anger, we can overcome


3. No Dice! (v7-15)
Micah 2:1
- Supernatural Divination
- Shrewd Manipulation
- Surprise Intervention
Proverbs 16:33
"The lot is cast into the lap, but it's every decision is from the Lord"


God's Providence
- Divine Foresight
Providence has the element of divine foresight
- Human Freedom
# Evil exploits laxity

We have to pray that we do not become lax

What is the difference between ignorance and apathy?
I don't know, I don't care, it doesn't bother me, doesn't affect me, whatever ...... When you are lax, evil exploits


Trivial things in life, God is always working for us


Evil is real :
but we don't have to fear
1. We must be Alert

2. We must Stand Up
- when we see evil, if it's in our power to resist, we should resist

3. We hold Steady

4. When the going gets tough, we Look Ahead
- because one day righteousness will have its rewards and the unrighteousness will have its just dessert


"Evil is real and cannot be ignored; whenever it is expressed it must be addressed, resisted and overcome by the Gospel"