HE INTENDS GOOD FOR ME!

 

Monday, September 19, 2022

 

HE INTENDS GOOD FOR ME!

 

Gen 50:20

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.

 

         All of Joseph’s trouble was trouble indeed. Looking over the list of things he suffered, it would be hard to minimize his misery. It all began with the jealousy and cruelty of his own brothers! But God meant it unto good.

 

          Trouble comes from several sources. Sometimes it is our own foolishness that brings us pain. The answer to foolishness is education, maturity, and experience. Sometimes pain is brought to us by an enemy. When that happens our refuge is in the Lord who exacts vengeance and provides protection in His own way and in His own time. But far too often there seems to be no explanation for the trouble we see. This is when we must simply trust the good heart of God who often keeps secrets. “The most evil act ever performed on this earth was the crucifixion of the Lord of Glory on a cross, yet God used that to bring His salvation to the world.” (Warren W. Wiersbe)

 

Ps 73:28

28 But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy works.

 

Dear Lord, only when you reveal your purposes for our pain do we praise you. Until that time let us trust your good heart and wait. AMEN