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Ever wonder why justice seems delayed while evil appears to prosper? Through the climactic chapter of Esther's story, Michael Shockley reveals how God's justice works - even when it seems absent. From childhood candy theft to global injustices, we all wrestle with why bad things happen to good people and why the guilty seem to escape consequences. But in Esther chapter 7, we witness the ultimate reversal as Queen Esther finally reveals Haman's genocidal plot at the second royal banquet. Watch as the master manipulator becomes terrified, accidentally breaks Persian law by falling near the queen, and ends up executed on the very gallows he built for Mordecai. Through humor, personal stories, and biblical insight, discover how our sense of justice actually reflects God's character and why we can trust that evil may run its mouth, but God's justice will have the last word.

Core Message: Evil may run its mouth, but God's Justice has the last word.

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- Childhood experiences with unfairness and sibling candy theft

- Road rage when bad drivers don't get caught by police

- The deeper pain when serious injustices go unpunished

- How our anger at injustice reflects God's image in us

- Why justice feels delayed in a microwave culture when God uses the "Crock Pot"

- The Persian custom of multiple banquets for major requests

- Why Esther delayed her request through two separate meals

- The power of three days of fasting and prayer for divine guidance

- Building up to the revelation rather than making immediate accusations

- How dedicated prayer changes situations and people

- The "banquet of wine" as the traditional time for big requests

- The king's repeated offer: "up to half the kingdom" as generous hyperbole

- Esther's careful approach: "give me my life and the lives of my people"

- Her wisdom in mentioning the king's financial loss from genocide

- The perfect timing after the king remembered Mordecai's loyalty

- The king's rage at learning someone threatened his queen

- Haman's shock at discovering Esther was Jewish

- "The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman!"

- The terror of the master schemer when his plot is exposed

- How the trusted advisor's betrayal felt like a personal attack

- The king's strategic exit to process the shocking news

- Haman's desperate pleading that led to breaking Persian law

- Falling on the queen's couch while no man could approach within seven steps

- The king's return at the perfect moment to misinterpret the scene

- How apparent coincidences reveal God's orchestration

- The servant's reminder about the 75-foot gallows built for Mordecai

- The irony of Haman being executed on his own construction

- How the enemy literally constructed his own destruction

- The public nature of his humiliation and death

- God writing a story of justice no human author could script

- Micah 6:8: "do justly, love mercy, walk humbly with your God"

- How we demand justice from others while avoiding personal responsibility

- The call to live with integrity even when it costs us

- Speaking truth and refusing to participate in wrongdoing

- Trusting God's timing when justice seems delayed

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"Evil may run its mouth, but God's Justice has the last word."

"Your ability to recognize injustice and your anger with injustice come from the incredible truth that you were created in the image of a Just God."

"We want microwave answers, when God might be using the Crock Pot."

"What looks like a coincidence is providence."

"The enemy constructed his own destruction. The Unseen Hand of God wrote a story of justice no human author could script."

"Just because we can't see justice, it doesn't mean justice isn't on the way."

"The Justice of God may move slowly, it may be hidden, but when it arrives, it is undeniable and irresistible."

"Don't forget that even injustice will eventually play into God's Plans."

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- Primary Text: Esther 7:1-6

- Key Verse: "And Esther said, 'The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman!'" (Esther 7:6)

- Supporting Verse: "He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?" (Micah 6:8)

- Theme: Divine justice working through human circumstances

- Historical Context: The Persian banquet customs and royal protocol

- Ultimate Justice: How the greatest injustice (the Cross) became our salvation

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- Remember that your sense of justice reflects God's image in you

- Trust that God sees every wrong and will address it in His timing

- Don't lose heart when you see evil appearing to prosper

- Know that the boom of God's justice will echo through eternity

- Consider the power of dedicated fasting and prayer like Esther

- Move beyond stress-talking to God toward focused, directed prayer

- Trust that something will give - the situation, you, or both

- Allow time for God to reveal His strategy and timing

- Trust that the enemy often constructs their own destruction

- Know that apparent coincidences may be divine providence at work

- Remember that delayed justice doesn't mean denied justice

- Find comfort that God will set all things right, if not now, then eternally

- Start by living justly in your own life and relationships

- Act with integrity even when it costs you personally

- Speak truth and refuse to participate in wrongdoing

- Treat people with kindness and respect regardless of their response

- Trust God's timing rather than forcing your own solutions

- Remember that vengeance belongs to the Lord

- Focus on faithfulness rather than getting even

- Let God orchestrate the reversals and revelations

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Maybe you've experienced betrayal, unfairness, or injustice that still stings today. Maybe you've watched the guilty prosper while the innocent suffer. Maybe you've wondered where God is in the midst of corruption and oppression. This much is true: the same God who orchestrated justice for Haman is still the God of justice today. Your anger at injustice isn't wrong - it reflects His image in you. But remember that the greatest injustice in history - the crucifixion of the only innocent man who ever lived - became the source of our salvation. Jesus took the injustice we deserved so we could receive the mercy we don't deserve. Trust in His justice, live justly yourself, and remember that evil may run its mouth, but God's justice will have the last word.

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Are you living justly in your own sphere of influence? Have you trusted in God's mercy through Jesus? Remember that while evil may seem to get away with everything now, the Judge of all the earth will do right, and His justice will be both perfect and final.