March 14 Final Feast

Esther 6:14 While they were yet talking with him, the king's eunuchs arrived and hurried to bring Haman to the feast that Esther had prepared.
 
WE have learned earlier in Esther of the feasts God designed to help the Jews remember celebrate his salvation. Also, we’ve learned feasts were a common extravagant means for such kings as Ahasuerus to display his wealth and grandeur. Here in contrast, is a feast Esther arranged to be the place of condemnation for Haman. Little does Haman know he is about to experience his last meal.
    God is deliberately moving to bring judgment against Haman in order to save the Jews. This is an illustration of how our Lord is moving to one day judge unbelievers and to save his Church, the true believers in Jesus Christ. The eunuchs who come to Haman are as our Lord who will come one day to reap his harvest. Revelation 14:15 And another angel came out of the temple, calling with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, “Put in your sickle, and reap, for the hour to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is fully ripe.”
    Haman unknowingly will stand at the feast before his accuser Esther. In contrast, God in his love is warning all mankind of sin’s penalty. We are warned, urged and told there will be the one day when we all must go to stand before the Lord. The day will come when no one will be able to say, “I didn’t know.”
    What will happen with you? Do you know? Will the Lord accuse you where the he stores his grapes of wrath? Revelation 14:20 And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and blood flowed from the winepress, as high as a horse's bridle, for 1,600 stadia.”
    Or will he welcome you to his eternal banquet? Revelation 22:17 The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price.
    Haman was destructive in his power, arrogant in his position and bitter in his pride. As he set a snare for Mordecai, Haman would find himself in his own deadly trap. Sin does that. Proverbs 5:22 The evils of the wicked ensnare him, and he is held fast in the cords of his sin.
    Sin gives you the illusion of power and position. But ultimately it traps you and destroys you. Stand firm against evil. Hold fast to the Lord. Be ready to attend his feast of salvation at the table he has prepared for you. With a spirit of rejoicing, say, “I know the Lord Jesus Christ as my Savior.” Be assured you are his own forever.
  
Prayer: Father in heaven, fill my heart with you. Prepare me to feast with you forever. Amen.