Trust In the Wisdom of God
In Genesis 37:18, the brothers of Joseph conspired to kill him and cast him into a pit. In an attempt to hide their evil scheme to get rid of Joseph, they sold him for 20 pieces of silver to the Ishmaelite who pulled him out of the pit and carried him off into Egypt. How many times have you found yourself in a deep pit of despair, feeling alone and facing problems too hard for you to resolve? A pit is a form of recession. You have more bills than income, or more bad news than good. The enemy uses the pit in your life to hold back your blessings, and he tries to kill your spirit, steal your joy, and destroy your Christian testimony. While Joseph's brothers were plotting to wipe him out, at that same time, by verse 25, God dispatched a team of deliverers, the Ishmaelite to come to his rescue. This is a great illustration of God's sovereign wisdom and power over your life. He is a Keeper of your soul. He knows just what your pit looks like; the foreclosure, the doctor's bad report, the loss of a loved one, a lengthy unemployment.
On the flip side, He also knows your purpose and destiny and the plans He has made for your life. In Jeremiah 29:11, God says, "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end." At the same time you are applying for unemployment assistance, a future boss is reviewing your resume. At the same time the bank pulls your credit report for a loan, a computer erases the bad information.
At the same time you see yourself skidding into on-coming traffic, God has prepared a guard rail in the road to protect you. All through the bible God shows His sovereignty and wisdom to watch over us in the hard times. He is a Provider who sees far beyond our scope of vision as He prepares a way out of adversity for His children. The Bible says He will never leave you or forsake you and He will not put on you more than you can bear. In His infinite wisdom, while the devil is sending you a problem, at the same time, God is sending you divine sustaining provisions.
You may have to endure a season of struggle, but your pit is not too deep or too hard for God. Trust in His wisdom to foresee the circumstances of every pit and prepare a way to get out of it. At the same time Joseph's brothers were throwing him into the pit, God sent the Ishmaelite to be the answer to his problem. God is in control, not man. The bible says in Isaiah 54:17, No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and in Psalm 121:12, "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help, my help cometh from the LORD, who made heaven and earth."
Stop looking to the weapon that is formed against you. Look to the hills of heaven for God to make a way for you. "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28. It's not a recession for you; God's provisions are on the way.
Dr. Zachery Tims, Jr., 2009 StreamingFaith.com Guest Columnist.
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Continue... to do the will of the One who sent you for such a time as this.
Agape and Shalom be with you,
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