The evil we wish on others will act like a boomerang.

Live it
R. G. Lee was the pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee for many years. He's been with the Lord for many years now, but his reputation for godly preaching has endured the passing of time. He is perhaps best remembered for a sermon he preached entitled, "Payday Someday." In it he spoke of someone who's done wrong and thinks they can get away without paying for it. Scripture tells us of many people who were not only paid back, but paid back the same way they plotted against someone else. Take Haman for example.

He was appointed by King Xerxes to a high office, but Haman was not interested in serving his king as much as serving himself. When he proudly paraded down the streets of the city, a devout Jew named Mordecai wouldn't bow down to him. From that moment, Haman sought to kill him and along with him, all the other Jews in the kingdom. What Haman didn't know however, was that Queen Esther was a closet Jew and the king owed her relative Mordecai a yet unpaid favor. Still, in arrogance Haman erected extremely tall gallows from which he planned to hang Mordecai, but in the end it was him who was strung from it. So, the next time you think of payday, don't think of caramel and peanuts, but of a proud and vengeful Haman hanging high.

Pray it
Help me think of good things and see the potential in people rather than the bad things they might do. Deliver me from a spirit of hatred toward those who have wronged me and build in me a strong feeling of good will toward them instead of payback.

Resources
Joesph showed us how to obey our boss while serving the Lord, our Big Boss. (2000)
Job displayed character that responded properly to trouble. (2001)
Four steps to invite God to be with you. (2002)
Some people are not able to approach God because they've not been granted access. (2003)
We must anchor our prayer on the bedrock of Scripture. (2004)
Devotional (2005)
Devotional (2006)
Testing is a fact, so try not to act surprised when it happens. (2007)
Don't question God, as you might not like his response. (2008)

1. One-minute Devotionals began on January 2, 2006 and are the original creation of James R. Green, Prayertower Webservant Content is derived from his alternating and sequential survey of both the Old and New Testament to offer insight on Scripture.
2. Resources are derived from daily devotions of James R. Green called, Just Thinkin'... (2000-2003), Read the Bible Thru in 365 Days (2004), Pray Thru the Word in 365 Days (2005) and One Minute Devotional (2006-2008).
3. Scripture: God's Word Translation (c)1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All Rights Reserved.

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