Genesis 50:20
20 As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.
How can evil be good? Is it possible for God to take what is one thing and make it into its opposite? Is it like a Judo master who take attacks and turn them back against their attackers? Is it like a miracle where water turns to wine? We step into some heavy mystery here.
This verse was the response of a man who had spent decades as a prisoner and slave after his brothers sold him. God then used this man to provide food for all of Egypt and Canaan during a 7 year famine, raising the man to be #2 in all of Egypt. It is a dangerous game to try and figure out how God will turn evil to good, but today, look at Joseph and remember that He can.
Prayer prompt: Lord, teach me about your size and your wisdom so I can trust even when I can’t understand.