Bible Reading: Genesis 50:15-26
Key Verse: Verse 12 - “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.”
The poet William Cowper
has written: “God moves in mysterious ways His wonders to perform; He plants
His footsteps by the sea, And rides upon the storm.” This suggests that events which seem tragic
to us often turn out to be rich blessings from God. The selling of Joseph by his brothers, which
resulted in his coming to live in Egypt, was a wicked act and cannot be
excused. Yet in God’s overruling
providence it became the means of saving the lives of those brothers along with
their families. Literally thousands of
stories could be told by Christians who have seen triumphs come out of their
tragedies.
A modern
illustration of the truth of the above text is found in the life of Samuel L.
Brengle. At one time in his ministry, a
wicked man attempted to kill him by throwing a paving brick at his head. Brengle survived the dastardly attack, but he
had a long convalescent period. During
those months, he wrote many blessed and inspiring articles on “the sanctified
life.” Later, because of their value,
they were put into a book entitled Helps to Holiness. It was his best and most useful work. Referring to that earlier incident, Brengle’s
wife would say, “Had there been no brick, there would have been no book!” She was convinced that the Lord had allowed
the “tragedy” so that her husband would have time to write. Because of this, she preserved the brick and
painted on it the words of our text: “But as for you, ye thought evil
against me: but God meant it unto good...”
How blessed to
know that our Heavenly Father overrules sin and error for His glory and our
good.
What to
do:
✞Take advantage of every
opportunity to do something for
God.
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