Save Lives...

We ascribe many motivations to God. Some suppose He is deeply interested in holiness. Others have the idea that God shows up when big things need to be done. Still others believe that God intervenes only when He is moved with compassion. I suppose all the above are true to a point, but there seems to be a very basic thing that consistently moves God to action…
“I am Joseph your brother whom you sold into Egypt. But don’t feel badly, don’t blame yourselves for selling me. God was behind it. God sent me here ahead of you to save lives.” ~Genesis 45:4-5
Joseph finally revealed himself to his brothers. It was an emotional meeting to be sure. His brothers couldn’t believe that the one they sold as a slave was now one of the most powerful men in Egypt and in control of their futures. There comes a time when we are forced to look behind the veil of the natural world and embrace the fact that God has been at work. And this really hard to do for some. It’s just so unbelievable. When you sell someone into slavery, they just don’t become the 2nd in command in the whole land. You can struggle to line up the ‘cause and effects’ you’ve learned to be normal, but they just won’t line up. That’s God at work again, doing the amazing with the unlikely. There is one overriding activity with which God throws himself into completely. He so loves His creation that He re-arranges the natural events in unnatural ways all for the purpose of SAVING LIVES. Ours and those around us. ~verlon