So Israel’s sons were among those who went to buy grain, for there was famine in the land of Canaan also.
Now Joseph was the governor of the land, the person who sold grain to all its people. So when Joseph’s brothers arrived, they bowed down to him with their faces to the ground. — Genesis 42:5-6
We learn that all the seemingly terrible things that happened to Joseph in his early life were part of God’s perfect plan. A series of events that didn’t make any sense at the time put Joseph in a position to help his family survive the famine that could have otherwise claimed their lives. God had been at work to save the fledgling nation of Israel the entire time.
God’s ways are mysterious, and much of the time, we cannot understand what happens in life. But we must always remember that God has a perfect plan for us—one that is greater and more magnificent than anything we could ever imagine.
