6 When Haman entered, the king asked him, "What should be done for the man the king delights to honor?"
Now Haman thought to himself, "Who is there that the king would rather honor than me?" 7 So he answered the king, "For the man the king delights to honor, 8 have them bring a royal robe the king has worn and a horse the king has ridden, one with a royal crest placed on its head. 9 Then let the robe and horse be entrusted to one of the king's most noble princes. Let them robe the man the king delights to honor, and lead him on the horse through the city streets, proclaiming before him, 'This is what is done for the man the king delights to honor!' "
10 "Go at once," the king commanded Haman. "Get the robe and the horse and do just as you have suggested for Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king's gate. Do not neglect anything you have recommended."
God is a just God. He's also quite humorous.
As prideful and arrogant is Haman, Mordecai is humble and good-hearted. When he reported the two officers who were plotting to kill the king, he expected nothing in return unlike Haman who thinks that he deserves the world for his accomplishments. A lot of times we are like Haman; we offer acts and services to others expecting something in return whether it be material things or even just word of thanks. But who are we to be hoarding all the glory of God's work? We are merely His laborers. We need to keep in mind that our rewards are in Heaven, not of this earth. I struggle with that many times. I do a nice thing for someone and sometimes they don't even acknowledge my act of kindness. Not even a thanks. It angers me because my love and acts of servitude are nothing more than conditional and superficial. But how many times do we lift up a thanks to God when He blesses us? Yeah, that's what I thought. We take so many things for granted from our Father yet demand praise and acknowledgments from those around us. We need to be more like Mordecai and learn the beauty of humility.
