Daily Devotion, December 8, 2020

 

Devotion: Read Genesis 45:3-8.

Joseph was a teenager when his brothers threw him in the pit. He is now in his thirties and second in command in Egypt. During those intervening years, Joseph was falsely accused and put in prison. When he was in the pit and in prison, he must have wondered about his future. But instead of falling into despair, he obeyed God and did what was right. He remained faithful to God and somewhere along this journey, Joseph caught a glimpse of God’s divine plan for his life and is able to articulate it to his brothers. He says three times in this passage, “God sent me.” Later he says, “You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people” (Genesis 50:20). The Hebrew verb used for “intended” means “weave.” He was saying, “You wove evil, but God rewove it together for good.” God's is always working in his divine plan for our good even when other people have evil intent.

Are you faced with heartaches today because of someone's evil deeds? God can use it for good.

Have you been cheated or lied to or betrayed? God can use it for good.

Are you the victim of carelessness that has caused great pain to you? God can use it for good.

Have you lost people in your life and are hurting? God can use that for good.

Have you lost jobs, relationships and comfort because of evil? God can use it for good.

Look for God's divine plan in your human stories and trust him to reweave them into good. Personal Worship Option:

Meditate on this poem of unknown origin made by Corrie Ten Boom (author of The Hiding Place).

My Life is but a weaving

between my Lord and me;

I cannot choose the colors

He worketh steadily.

 

Oft times He weaveth sorrow

And I, in foolish pride,

Forget He sees the upper,

And I the under side.

 

Not til the loom is silent

And the shuttles cease to fly,

Shall God unroll the canvas

And explain the reason why.

 

The dark threads are as needful

In the Weaver’s skillful hand,

As the threads of gold and silver

In the pattern He has planned.

 

He knows, He loves, He cares,

Nothing this truth can dim.

He gives His very best to those

Who leave the choice with Him.