Deuteronomy 28:7 “The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.”

DAILY READING – Revelation 6; Nehemiah 8:13-9:37; Psalm 101

In 1893, in Columbia, Mississippi, a farmer was killed by an unknown gunman. His brother, wrongfully claimed that a 21-year-old man named Will Purvis, was the murderer.

Though Purvis proclaimed his innocence and his family testified he was with them at the time of the murder, during the court case, the jury overlooked his pleas and sentenced Purvis to die by hanging.
While in jail, a local Pastor named Reverend J.Sibley came and preached to Purvis and helped him to draw closer to God. Reverend Sibley, who believed Purvis was innocent continued to pray for him.

When the day of the execution finally arrived, Purvis was led to the gallows where a crowd had gathered to watch. Before the execution, Revered Sibley cried to the heavens, “Almighty God, if it be thy will, stay the hand of the executioner.”
The noose was placed around Purvis’ neck and then the executioner cut the stay rope. Though the noose around his neck should have tightened and killed him, instead it untwisted on its own, freeing Purvis, who fell to the ground, unhurt.
The crowd seeing this, believed it was an act of God that had saved an innocent man and they refused that he should be hanged a second time.
Though the case caused a lot of uproar, eventually Purvis was pardoned by the court and later released.
Nineteen years later, the real murderer, while on his death bed, confessed to the crime, finally proving Purvis’ innocence.
The state of Mississippi awarded Purvis $5000 as compensation for his wrongful imprisonment. Incidentally, Will Purvis outlived all the members of the jury who had wrongfully sentenced him to death. He died in 1938, three days after the last juror had died.

Haman, working through deceit and manipulation, had plotted to get rid of Mordecai. He set up Mordecai’s demise and built gallows for his public execution.
However, while Haman was plotting and scheming, he failed to realize that nothing remains hidden from God and that Jehovah alone has the final say in all matters.
Through God’s divine deliverance, Mordecai escaped the evil plot of Haman. Not only that, what the enemy meant for evil, God turned it around for the good of Mordecai.

There are times we may encounter Hamans in our lives, people who build gallows to hang you even when you are innocent.
These are plotting, scheming, wicked people, whose goal seems to be focused on your demise.

However the Word of God has assured us that whosoever gathers against us must surely fall for our sake. Though they may come against you one way, they will flee seven ways.
Certainly, God knows how to deliver His children.
Today, through the Blood of Jesus we can no longer become cheap victims of the wicked. As a child of God, no weapon formed against you shall prosper.
No weapon of injustice, wickedness, sickness, etc can work against you. Jesus paid the ultimate price at Calvary to ensure our victory and deliverance from every evil plot against our lives. Certainly, we shall not die but live to declare the works of the Lord in the land of the living. Indeed when you are a child of God, every appointment with death will be disappointed.

Though we may live in a world where the innocent can become victims, and injustice abounds, the Mighty God we serve never sleeps nor slumbers. God who sees in secret is able to expose every hidden plot and vindicate you openly.

However, God’s Presence is what guarantees our divine immunity and security from the plots of the wicked.
This is why we must focus on building a more intimate relationship with Him through time spent in the Word, prayers and fellowship. Certainly, when God is on our side, our victory is guaranteed in every conflict.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for the amazing power You have made available to me through the Blood of Jesus. Thank You Lord for delivering me from every evil plan and establishing my victory in every battle in Jesus Name.

QUOTE
True success is not verifiable in the fact a man has never fallen before but rather in the fact that he did not only fall but also got up- WORDBITE 222