As believers, when we fully embrace and understand the providence of God, our lives will change.
Not only will such an understanding change how we think about the Lord, it also will change how we think about others, (our families) — and how we think about ourselves. It’s like receiving a big dose of spiritual vitality directly into our souls.
Joseph understood the providence of God — we can clearly see that after having observed his life unfold before us in the book of Genesis. And in the Lord’s providence, Joseph — and we as well — see God’s sovereignty, his compassion, and his wisdom.
Sovereignty is obvious part of the Lord’s providence. Certainly, Joseph knew who was in charge of his life — whether he was in the depths of prison or on top as Pharaoh’s ruler in Egypt. We don’t see Joseph spending a lot of time wondering why things have seemingly taken a turn for the worse. I suggest we all ask an important question: Lord, what haven’t I turned over to you yet? May we let go of that which is temporal — no matter what our circumstances — and continually hand things over to God, who’s ultimately in control of everyone and everything.
One of the incredibly freeing things about living in God’s providence is that we no longer are at the center of our lives.
So now, if life has been bringing you down recently for whatever reason — big or small — why not make it a point to turn from the temporal things and to the One who provides living water, who restores our soul (Psalm 23), who quenches our thirst forever.
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