* Mordecai was honored by the king because he had been faithful in the gate.

* He was faithful in his work so God orchestrated events so he could be honored by the king.

* Mordecai didn’t have to manipulate anything to make it happen.

* His job didn’t matter - he could’ve been a baker, butcher, or blacksmith.

* Whatever it was, he did it for the glory of the Lord.

* When he was honored publicly and paraded around on a horse, he got off and went right back to being faithful at his job.

* He was the most popular man in Persia, but he stayed faithful to his work.

* This is the same thing David did when he tended sheep after he was anointed king.

* Be faithful!