Scripture to Meditate on, Genesis 50:20
Category:SpiritualGenesis 50:15-21
15 And when Joseph’s brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him. 16 And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying, 17 So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him. 18 And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants. 19 And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God? 20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. 21 Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.
Verse 20 stands out, Joseph’s brothers sold him into slavery, a terrible horrible event. But look at what God did in the end. He saved the entire family from certain death.
Do not be troubled when people wrong you, or things do not go your way. Be patient and trust that the Lord may be at work in using the event in your life for some great good down yonder on your path in life. As I look back over the years of my life I can plainly see how the Lord did so for me and my family and friends.
– Bro Frank Broughton
