Bad turns to good . . . eventually
Joseph was betrayed by his brother, sold to strangers, taken to a strange country. Traveling with Ishmaelites, Joseph saw his future clearly: a slave in chains till his dying day.
But God was WITH Joseph. God was not trailing in the desert ,behind the camel to which Joseph was shackled; God was with him, making sure the sisal rope didn’t cause an infection. God was not off on another job when Joseph was put on the auction block; God was with him, propping him up so Joseph looked brave and strong on the outside.
What strikes me even more is that to make Joseph’s story have a great ending, God was at two places at the same time at every one of Joseph’s ordeal. He was with the Ishmaelites, whispering to them the right plans for Joseph, He was with Potiphar, prompting him to buy Joseph.
It is difficult to let time and God take their course. But Iwe must, like Joseph, remember that God is with us and things will go well.
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