Genesis 37
This is a story of a father spoiling a child, the child not having discretion in what he speaks to his brothers and the brothers hating him. The end result is the brothers sell him into slavery and the father's heart is broken as he believes his beloved son is dead. Is there anything good about how this story begins?
There are times when it seems our lives have come apart. We can not envision a future. The hope we have is that God is with us. The hope we have is that somehow God can bring good out of any situation.
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One of many scriptures that has brought me hope in some of my most frightening is from Romans 8:28: "In all things God works for God for those who love the Lord, for those who are called according to His purpose." It doesn't say that God caused the situation but it does say that, as Ken said, God CAN bring good out of any situation.
ReplyDeleteMy son-in-law (who has recently been seriously ill) and daughter have been clinging to this verse from Jeremiah 29:11: "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord. "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Unknowingly that this was their favorite, I sent a card with this scripture on the bottom of it. My daughter reported tears from both of them when they opened the card! Surely God is at work in all our lives when we allow him to do so!