Joseph must have had a keen sense of God's presence. When he sees his brothers, the same brothers
who had sold him into slavery many years before, he feels no resentment or
righteous indignation toward them. Even
though he lived as a slave and was thrown into an Egyptian prison for many
years, he does not retaliate or seek justice for the wrong done to him. He understands that God's hand was in
everything that happened. The end result
was that his father and the rest of his family were preserved from starvation
from the seven year famine that had struck.
Who could have ever thought that this would be the end result? I am reminded of that passage from
Ecclesiastes 3 that says God has placed eternity in our hearts, but no one can
fathom what God is doing from beginning to end.
I would like to see over the horizon of God's plan, but I am very
limited in what I can see. This story
reminds me to trust God. All things
indeed do work out for good to those that love God.
Lord, please help me to always be aware of your presence in
all things, so that I am not shaken by what wrongly appears to be your absence,
or what appears to be events outside of your control. Help me to have the perspective and faith of
Joseph so that I am always in harmony inwardly and with you.
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