“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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