Joseph was hated and abused by his brothers. He was sold by them as a slave and taken to Egypt. He was then accused of a crime he didn’t commit and was thrown into prison. We could separate each of these incidents in Joseph’s life and surmise that doing right doesn’t pay – after all, look at what happened to Joseph!

But God wants us by faith to see the bigger picture. God was at work through these circumstances in Joseph’s life. If Joseph had just focused on these events as isolated incidents – with no connection and no real purpose – it would have been very easy for him to become bitter. But Joseph saw God’s sovereign hand at work; and he was able to say to his brothers many years later, “But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive” (Genesis 50:20).

We could look at the seemingly isolated incidents in our own lives and have a totally wrong response. We could become angry and bitter if someone offends or wrongs us. We could become anxious or depressed as a result of some bad news or changing circumstances.

But God wants us by faith to see the bigger picture – to understand that He is in total control and that ultimately God writes the last chapter.

Corrie Ten Boom would often show a piece of her embroidery work to illustrate God’s sovereign plan. From the underside the pattern was unrecognizable – a collection of tangled threads and indiscriminate colors. But when viewed from above, the pattern was clear and defined. A few years ago, we visited Corrie’s family home in the Netherlands. A piece of her embroidery was on display and attached were the following words:

My life is but a weaving between my God and me,
I do not choose the colours, He works so steadily.
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Not till the loom is silent, and the shuttle cease to fly,
will God unroll the canvas, and explain the reason why.
The dark threads are as needful in the Weavers skilful hand,
as the threads of gold and silver in the pattern He has planned.

Morris Hull
Home Life Ministries

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