His Reasons, His Timing!
"So it came to pass, when Joseph had come to his
brothers,
that they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of many colors
that was on him. Then they took him and cast him into a pit."
Genesis 37: 23-24
Through no fault of his own, Job lost everything:
his children, livestock, and possessions—every-
thing except his wife and his life.
When his wife told him he should curse God for his
misfortunes, Job said, “Shall we indeed
accept good
from God, and shall we not accept adversity?” (Job
2:10) Job didn’t understand what had happened,
but he decided not to curse God.
Joseph was another character who could have felt
sorry for himself. He endured a series of betrayals
and hardships that would embitter most people.
But through it all, he kept his faith in God and saw God
slowly unveil the reasons for the path his life had taken.
By the latter years of his life he saw clearly that God
had
been working all things for good (Genesis 45:5; 50:20).
When difficult things happen in life,
renew your faith in God. Trust
Him
to reveal His reasons in His time.
"Trust and obey, for there’s no other
way to be happy in Jesus, but to
trust and obey."
James H. Sammis
