When Things Don't Look So Good, Look to God

“So it came about that when Joseph reached his brothers that they stripped Joseph of His coat, the coat of many colors that was on him; and they took him and threw him into the pit.  Now the pit was empty, without any water in it. 

Then they sat down to eat a meal. And as they raised their eyes and looked, behold a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing aromatic gum, and balm and myrrh, on their way to bring them down to Egypt. 

Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it for us to kill our brother and cover up his blood?  Come let us sell him to the Ishmaelites….”

Genesis 37:23-27

When Joseph’s brothers sold him into slavery, things did not look so good for Joseph.

God had a bigger plan for Joseph.  Joseph became a trusted servant of an Egyptian and because of his position he was able to save his brothers and their families from famine.  In the end all Joseph’s brothers bowed down to him.

When things don’t look so good look to God, He has the plan.