God exhalts those who obey Him.

God honors those who honor him.
Esther 6-10
“For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews and in favor with his many kinsmen, one who sought the good of his people and one who spoke for the welfare of his whole nation.”
After the king issued the edict, questioning it would invite certain death, for it would be more than just opposing his decision; it would be seen as an act of insurrection. Haman’s pride could not accept the fact that Mordecai did not bow down and worship him. However, for Mordecai, doing so would have been a violation of the Old Testament law that forbade worshiping anyone or anything other than God. It was more than a coincidence that the night before Ester was going to reveal her identity as a Jew that the king had a case of insomnia. Unable to sleep, he did what we all do: he started to read a book. However, this book was the record of events that documented the kingdom's history. By “chance,” he happened to read of Mordecai’s actions when he revealed the plot to assassinate the King. As a result, the King ordered Haman to exalt Mordecai. When Esther revealed that Haman’s plot was against her and her people, Haman’s fate was sealed, and he was put to death on the very gallows he had built to hang Mordecai. To nullify the edict of the King, the Jews were allowed to defend themselves from attack. At the end of the story, the Jews are delivered, and Mordecai and Esther are highly exalted in the kingdom.
What is interesting about the book of Esther is that it is the only book in the Bible in which God is not referred to, and there is no mention of His name. However, this was not an oversight on the writer’s part. Instead, it was a masterful stroke of literary genius. By the end of the story, the reader is shouting in praise that God had orchestrated the events to deliver His people. In his silence, the writer shouts two essential truths. The first is that God is the orchestrator of “chance.”  Life is not governed by chance but by the sovereignty and power of God. On every page of this brief book, we see evidence of the unseen hand that is at work, governing the events so that the conclusion is determined. By not mentioning the name of God, the writer praises God in every event that happens. When life becomes confusing and the unexpected happens in our live, it is not a testimony of the arbitrary nature of life; it is a testimony that God is active behind the scenes, dictating the events and the outcome.
Second, we find that in the end, Haman is executed and Mordecai and Esther are exalted. If they had remained silent, if they had refused to act and respond to the divine appointment, they would have been relegated to obscurity, and we would never know their names or their accomplishments. The reason they were exalted was because they responded in obedience to the call of God to act on behalf of His people. Success in life is not found in our accomplishments, but in our obedience to God and His word. James 4:10 states, “Humble yourself in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.”  Mordecai and Esther illustrate this point. When they realized that God had put them in their position to save the Jews, they responded in obedience, even though it was a risk to their very lives. Victory in life does not come through our efforts, but through our obedience. When we respond in obedience to the tasks that God sets before us, then we will realize what genuine success is. The ultimate measurement of success is not what we accomplish in the sight of men, but what we accomplish in response to obedience to God. Are you pursuing your agenda, or are you seeking God’s will?