Let Creator God Write Your Story

Who directs your story?

Joe had it made. He was the youngest of ten brothers and his Dad’s favorite. He was talented, smart, and had the good looks.  He also was a dreamer, at least in his brother’s eyes. One time he had a dream that he would become boss over all his brothers, which he unwisely shared with them. That settled it. His brothers were officially fed up and began to think about how they could make life miserable for him. One day, when all the older brothers were on a family business trip, Joe was sent after them by his Dad to deliver an important document. When Joe arrived, he was first was made fun of—but then his brothers had the brilliant idea, that this could be the time to get rid of him for good. A plan to kill him was hatched, but when his oldest brother had misgivings, they decided instead to put him on a ship to a faraway land, without identity, money, and means to support himself.

As “fate” would have it, he found employment with the Secretary of the Department of Justice for that country. Soon, his business smarts caused him to be promoted to Personal Assistant. His boss’s wife had noticed that Joe was nice to look at and tried to seduce him. But Joe knew right from wrong; he didn’t give in to her repeated attempts. Slighted, she accused him of rape, which landed him in jail without a trial. While there, Joe didn’t wallow in self-pity, instead he impressed fellow inmates and jailers alike with his wisdom and smarts. When it seemed that he would rot in prison for the rest of his life, a former fellow inmate remembered a favor that Joe had done for him and recommended him to the President of the country as an excellent Consultant. Soon enough, Joe was released and brought to the government mansion, where he was able to provide answers for the Presidents troubling problems. Although fresh from prison, Joe was promoted again, this time to the position of Vice President.

Years later, while their family business was in trouble, Joe’s Dad sent his brothers to the President to see if he could offer any help. This was when Joe met his brothers again, but they didn’t recognize him. He didn’t let them off the hook easily; still, he made arrangements to provide assistance to the family business. When Joe revealed himself to his brothers, they feared, their lives would be taken in retaliation, but Joe, a man of integrity, was able to forgive his brothers. More so, he was able to see Creator God’s purpose in how he had written his story. Instead of threatening revenge, Joe comforted his brothers, told them not to be angry with themselves. Yes, they had abandoned him, but Joe told them that God had strategically sent him there to now be in a position to help. He was able to say:

“You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good.”

Joe let the Creator of the universe write his story! Because of it, relationships were restored and a nation was saved!  Will you let Him right your story?

(If you are interested, you can find the detailed, original story in the first book of Creators Word, Genesis 37-50)