God is still in control - Genesis 36-39

Joseph must have thought God had abandoned him. Can you imagine your own brothers tossing you into a pit? Think of when they came to get him out of the pit how he must have felt. As they pull him out of the pit I can hear Joseph saying, "Thanks brothers, you had me going there for a minute. I thought you really were going to leave me down there. (ha-ha-ha)" Imagine his surprise when they pulled him all the way out of the pit and then sold him into slavery? Joseph is the perfect picture of how unfair life can really be. He had done little to deserve this treatment. He did tell them too many self-promoting dreams, but that is what a brother does. He did have a father who loved him more than them, but what can he do about that? Instead he is sold and than purchased by the captain of the body guard of the king - what luck, hey? Of course, there was no luck involved, it was God's control. God was in control of his brothers, which is why they didn't kill him. God was in charge of Potiphar's wife who accused Joseph of rape. God was in charge of which jail Joseph would spend his time in. God uses these events in our lives to get us where He wants us to be. He allows these things to happen to accomplish his greater tasks. Praise God for His working in your life, even if it is idiot family members, a pit, an over aggressive women, or a jail. God is in the business of getting you where He needs you for His greater good. Embrace the great good and the steps along the way.