God's Plan

That plan in the midst of the storm could not be seen. In fact, at times, it seemed like God had abandoned you. Job knew what that was like. In his great loss and despair, he couldn’t find God anywhere:

  Oh, that I knew where I might find Him,
  That I might come to His seat!
  I would present my case before Him
  And fill my mouth with arguments . . .
  Behold, I go forward but He is not there,
  And backward, but I cannot perceive Him;
  When He acts on the left, I cannot behold Him;
  He turns on the right, I cannot see Him.
  (Job 23:3–4, 8–9)

That must have been what Joseph experienced as he took that long camel ride—his chains clanging every step of the way—down to Egypt and a life of never-ending slavery.

The sovereignty of God means that He is King and He is in absolute control; and it also means that we are not.

Joseph addressed his brothers not as a victim but as a victor. How could he not be caught up in bitterness and revenge? When he looked back over his life, he saw the absolute control of God working His eternal plan in every event of his life—the good and the bad. It was all under the sovereign control of the great God of Israel.

—Steve Farrar

Steve Farrar is the author of ten books, including the
best-sellers Point Man and Finishing Strong.
Learn more at SteveFarrar.com