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But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God? You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.” And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them. – Genesis 50:19-21 NIV
Devotion
Joseph had two dreams that revealed what God intended to do with his life (Genesis 37:5-11). Although highly symbolic like most dreams, it was clear that Joseph would one day be, at the very least, the head of his people. God had plans for him to save his family and many others from a famine, but he would have to go through a lot to get to that point—betrayal by his jealous brothers, slavery in Egypt, and then imprisonment there. Perhaps God gave Joseph the dreams to sustain him during the hard times.
When Joseph’s dreams came true and he stood second only to Pharaoh in Egypt, his brothers feared he would take revenge against them for dumping him in a pit then selling him to the Ishmaelites (Genesis 37: 23-30). That’s when Joseph told them not to worry. They intended to harm him, but God intended it for good. And who was he to second-guess God? God took what was evil and turned it into that which made Joseph’s purpose in life possible.
You may not have had a dream, but God has a plan for your life, a plan to accomplish some good. We are “God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do” (Ephesians 2:10 Bible version?). Further, we know that God has given us gifts of the Spirit (1 Peter 4:10) and what are they for other than to accomplish some good in the world?
Like Joseph, you may have to go through some hard times in order to get to the point where your gifts really begin to bear some fruit. During those times you can be assured that “in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28 Bible version?).
God can take what is difficult and evil in your life and turn it into the very thing that makes your purpose in life possible.
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