When a wicked leader is carrying out his sinister agenda, we wonder why God doesn't intervene.

Why would he allow innocent people to suffer?

If we're not careful, we could mistakenly assume that God is either passive or indifferent.

Today, on Insight for Living, Juxwendall reminds us that neither is true. Even so, we can't

dismiss the painful process of waiting on God to break his silence. The waiting is real and very hard.

But this is also real.

No one ultimately stands in the way of God's sovereign plan.

Chuck is teaching from Esther Chapter 7.

Isn't it significant that God, in his timing, wanted to introduce the king to Mordecai,

and it took two banquists?

The point of it all is it in the mystery of these changing of events, subtle things occur

that the sensitive heart picks up.

And my friend, that's what wisdom is about.

That's Christian maturity.

And rather than thrashing about on the lake, thinking, I will not make it, I will never hear a voice,

we begin to watch for turns of events.

I mean, right after he gets out of this sleepless night, who's in the courtyard or in the court of the king, but Haman,

Haman, he has splinters in his hands from building the gallows on which to hang Mordecai.

And the king called him, we laughed at that last time, remember?

The king calls him in, says, who should we honor?

Haman thinks who's better than me?

I'm glad you think that, but that's not my plan.

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