Trusting God's Wisdom

Lessons from Genesis – 25

“Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!” Romans 11:33 NKJV

It is possible that I have skipped your favorite lesson from Genesis, and if so, I am sorry. There are so many lessons in this great book that we could never exhaust them. Today, however, we conclude the lessons from Genesis with a look at the sovereignty of God. We have been looking at the events in Genesis from the perspective of man. We have seen what man has been doing and what man has been thinking. We have seen God from man’s perspective as Savior and provider. Now we want to look at man from God’s perspective.

Joseph’s brothers had sold him as a slave. They had meant it as a truly evil act. They had hoped he would either die or rot away in some slave hovel. But God had a different plan. God has plans for us and we would be amazed if we could really see how He has them unfold. After the death of their father Jacob, the brothers were fearful that Joseph would finally exact his revenge. Instead Joseph taught them a great lesson. “But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring about as it is this day, to save many people alive.” Joseph had always demonstrated his faith in God and in God’s purpose. That should be a goal for every believer. We need to see God, the good God and caring God and loving God, at work in all the events of our life and trust that He means them for good. We need to trust the God whose mind we cannot understand to act within His character of perfection for the sheep of His pasture.

Dear Father, Help me to trust You more and more each day and to truly believe that You care for me. Amen. 

The Friday Benediction

Until Monday, my friends, may the good God envelop you with His grace; may you prove the common confession of faith, “I believe in the holy Christian church and in the fellowship of the saints”, and may you be enriched with joy and hope as you exercise that confession this weekend.  Amen

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