“Then I will go to the king, though it is against the law, and if I perish, I perish.” Esther 4:16

Esther’s bravery paid off. God, unnamed in text but loudly at work, has Haman forced to parade Mordecai around town like a hero instead of snuffing him out. You have to love God's perfect plans which defy logic and confound the so-called wise of this world. The invisible bodyguard beats up the blatant bully. His people are preserved and able to not just survive but thrive as they walk in the garden of His gracious turbulence (aka sovereign orchestration of human affairs), as He detoxifies sinful poison and makes even the wrath of man to praise Him (Ps. 76:10). That is cause for us to praise God, the Sovereign Judge, who always does what is right and good and true.