God's War on Evil | August 20, 2023

God is at war with evil. It has been a dragged-out war for millennia, not because God doesn’t have the superior power to win, but because He is winning hearts one-by-one at the same time. It is also part of reversing the curse that occurred at the Fall. Esther 8 is a snapshot of God overcoming evil whereby the roles have been reversed. The violence and impending genocide proclaimed against God’s people in Esther 3 is now turned and God’s people can defend themselves. This was not a case of violence begetting violence, but the building of a line of defense and deterrence against evil. Peace prevailed! May that be true in our day. And remember, God is still winning hearts one-by-one. He replaces hearts of fear with hearts of joy.