“…for God sent me…”
This phrase was used by Joseph at least three times in his conversations with his brothers. Twenty years had passed since that fateful day when Joseph was sold by them. Twenty years of slavery, hard labor and imprisonment for the most part and now they were coming to him, TO HIM! They came to him asking for help because there was a famine all over the land.
For any other man, this was the moment that he had been waiting for. Revenge, sweet revenge at last! But that was not the case for Joseph. He was a true man of God, and the Lord was using him to save his family, Egypt and the world from starvation. God had everything figured out since the beginning! He knew that the same Joseph that was being sold more than two decades before would be now in a position to help his betrayers. God, not his brothers, sent Joseph to Egypt. It was God’s plan all the time.
Where has God sent you?
Are you in the center of God’s will? This is only possible if you are in the place where God has sent you. If you are in this holy place, then there is no reason to complain because God has placed you there for a special reason. God will use you (as he did with Joseph) in spite of adverse circumstances, to bring joy and to meet the needs of others.
Examine your life today and reject sin. Do not give in to revenge or murmuring, but decide to be like Joseph. Make sure that you are in the place God wants you to be and serve the Lord. He will be with you through these hard times and give you the power to go on. Then one day you will realize that God sent you, and you’ll be glad He did!
A. G.
