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God intended it for good. In another perspective, Babbie Mason, in the song, “Trust His Heart,” wrote and sang, “When you can’t trace His hand, trust His heart.”
Many times I have had to learn and relearn to keep on trusting, even as Joseph did.
(The cross references below have more of Joseph’s history as well as God’s intentions. They are a breeze to find quickly in Bible Gateway by clicking the references links in my blog.)
Genesis 50:20
New International Version (NIV)
20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.
Cross references:
Genesis 37:20; Genesis 45:5; Isaiah 10:7; Micah 4:11-12;Romans 8:28; Esther 4:14
Ephesians 4:2
Amplified Bible (AMP)
2 Living as becomes you] with complete lowliness of mind (humility) and meekness (unselfishness, gentleness, mildness), with patience, bearing with one another and making allowances because you love one another.
Ephesians 4:2-3
The Message (MSG)
And mark that you do this with humility and discipline—not in fits and starts, but steadily, pouring yourselves out for each other in acts of love, alert at noticing differences and quick at mending fences.
Psalm 146:5
New International Version (NIV)
5 Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord their God.
Proverbs 30:5
Amplified Bible (AMP)
5 Every word of God is tried and purified; He is a shield to those who trust and take refuge in Him.
Jesus Prophesied Events Like This
Matthew 16:19
Amplified Bible (AMP)
19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind (declare to be improper and unlawful) on earth [a]must be what is already bound in heaven; and whatever you loose (declare lawful) on earth [b]must be what is already loosed in heaven.
Acts 9:40-41
Amplified Bible (AMP)
40 But Peter put them all out [of the room] and knelt down and prayed; then turning to the body he said, Tabitha, get up! And she opened her eyes; and when she saw Peter, she raised herself and sat upright.
41 And he gave her his hand and lifted her up. Then calling in God’s people and the widows, he presented her to them alive.
(Scriptures and references were copied and posted through BibleGateway.com)