Joseph was a young man that was highly favored by his father Jacob and God. So it can be difficult to understand how someone so favored ends up as a falsely imprisoned slave. Where’s the favor in that? How do children of God become victimized by dishonest people?
We’re promised mountain-moving faith (Mark 11:22-25) & answers to all our prayers in Jesus’ name (John 14:14). Yet we as Christians suffer, frequently at the hands of godless deeds. More often than I would like to admit, the wicked seem to prosper & the righteous seem to miss out on the prosperity. The meek don’t seem to be inheriting very much. Something seems wrong with that picture.
However that’s not how God sees things. He takes our worst predicaments to accomplish His purposes, both for our good & for the sake of His kingdom. By some means He factors human messiness into his best equations. And while he already sees the outcome of our story, we only see the obvious implications for the moment.
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