“And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath…”
(Deut. 28:13)
The perfect example of experiencing a reversal is seen in the Book of Esther. The LORD delights in bringing beneficial reversals to our personal lives. I will share with you some insight into the Book of Esther with the goal of restoring your hope, as many of you are, right now, waiting for significant change. When situations look impossible, the LORD wants you to EXPECT Him to move.
IRONY AND REVERSAL
Irony is created when what the audience expects to happen in a story, play or our own lives, is turned on its head and the opposite happens. The book of Esther is filled with irony and reversals. For instance: the king honors Haman and later the king dishonors him. Haman has the king’s signet ring, but by the end Mordecai has the ring. Haman is happy at the end of the first banquet with Esther, but is terrified at the second banquet. Haman desires the destruction of all Jews, but at the end has to beg a Jewess for his life. After obtaining the decree to kill the Jews, Haman rejoices, but later laments in his humiliation. The gallows meant for Mordecai becomes the very same on which Haman is hanged. Mordecai also experiences several ironic reversals. When the story opens Mordecai is sitting at the gate, but when the story ends he has Haman’s job. Mordecai initially dresses in sackcloth, but later we find him clothed in kingly garments. In fact Mordecai gets everything that once belonged to Haman, with the exception of his family.
The Book of Esther is a story demonstrating God’s ability to turn anything around and upside down. How many times have we seen that: Just when you have all of life figured out—it changes; Just when you think that God has forgotten—He remembers; Just when you think that God is absent—He shows up. I believe that the needed reversals you desire will happen when you EXPECT God to move on your behalf.
Another example of God bringing a reversal is seen in the life of Abraham. “Who against hope (expectation) believed in hope (expectation)” (Rom. 4:18). Abraham had a humanly impossible situation, but his faith and EXPECTATION were strong. He was not weak in faith and EXPECTATION no matter how long he had to wait. He didn’t consider his present natural circumstances, though his body was considered dead. Neither did he consider that Sarah’s womb was dead in the natural realm.
SEEDS AND EXPECTATION
Words are SEEDS, just like money is a seed. Your SEED/words are proof of whether you are expecting or doubting that God will bring you a harvest. May you have a reversal in your life today because you are EXPECTING God to bless you for every act of obedience. “And it shall come to pass, if you shall hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all His commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: “And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if you shall hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God” (Deut. 28:1-2).
“My soul, wait in stillness, only for God—for from Him comes “MY EXPECTATION” (Ps. 62:6). (TLV)
