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124 - Good out of bad

Sunday School Activity Sheet: 124 - Good out of bad
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124
Good things out of bad.

Sometimes things happen to us which seem senseless and stupid. We can't see anything good in whatever it is, and we feel frustrated. This is a very normal reaction, and it happens because we can't see into the future, and also because we can't see the who picture.

take the case of Joseph, for example. What could be worse than having you brothers throw you into a hole and sell you off as a slave. That meant the rest of your life working for someone, and never being paid for it, and never getting away until you were too old to care! What a pitiful way to go through life!

Joseph probably perked up a bit when he got promoted to ruling over the Egyptian's house, but the next moment he was in prison, on a false charge, with no legal aid, and no hope of getting out.

If Joseph was looking at the small picture, he might have despaired. But the big picture was much better. The trip to slavery was God's way of getting Joseph to Egypt. The false charge was God's way of getting Joseph, which led to Joseph's promotion! It was the long way, but the only way.

So, if you are walking close to God, whatever happens is part of a big plan, which will all make sense to you one day.

Now where did that money go?

Thank you Lord - just what I was praying for!

The Bible says Joseph said to his brothers "So now it was not you who sent me here, but God;" Genesis 45:7 (New King James Version)
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