But Joseph said to them, “Do not fear, for am I in the place of God? As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. (Genesis 50:19-20 ESV)
When their father Jacob had died, Joseph's brothers were afraid that Joseph would no longer be nice to them - that he would finally take revenge on them for how they had treated him as a young man. But Joseph had moved so far beyond that - he could see God's plan - to keep their line alive - not just for the present, but for the future God had for them. He knew God had something, Someone in the future, to come through their people. He saw the whole series of events - the joy and the sorrow, as part of the big picture. We need help seeing that at times, especially in the midst of sorrow. God means it for good.
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