Joseph was young…and he was favored by his father over his 10 older brothers. And they hated him. It didn’t help that Joseph tattled on them. And the coat of many colors? It was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Well…almost.
Joseph began having dreams. He dreamed that his sheaf of wheat stood up and theirs bowed down to his. They hated him more. Then he dreamed that the sun, moon, and eleven stars bowed down to him. His father even reprimanded him at this point!
I always kind of laughed at these stories thinking, “Joseph was just an immature kid!” It even hurt my heart that Jacob showed favoritism to one of his twelve sons. I always wondered if Joseph regretted telling his dreams to them.
You know the story…his ten older brothers hated him so much they conspired to kill him. Instead, they ended up selling him into slavery. He went from slavery to prison and prison to ruling over Egypt. And his brothers came to buy grain from him…and bowed before him.
If Joseph hadn’t told them his dreams, they never would have known the significance of that moment! And Joseph learned that God partners with EVERYTHING for our benefit. He can take our mistakes, our sins, our mess-ups and turn them into something amazing! God restored these brothers’ relationships. And do you remember what he told his older brothers? “What you meant for evil, God meant for good.” Genesis 50:20
God can use EVERYTHING in your life for good, too.
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