Joseph
The Dreamer
Key Scripture
“Ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good.”
— Genesis 50:20
✦Life Story
Joseph was his father's favorite son, and his ten older brothers hated him for it. They threw him in a pit and sold him as a slave to merchants headed for Egypt. In Egypt, he was falsely accused by his master's wife and imprisoned for years. Yet at every low point, Scripture says the same thing: the LORD was with Joseph. His ability to interpret dreams eventually brought him before Pharaoh, and within a day the slave-prisoner became the second most powerful man in the world. When his brothers came to Egypt begging for food during the famine, Joseph revealed himself — and forgave them. His verdict on his entire ordeal: God meant it for good.
Famous Scriptures
Genesis 50:20
What You Meant for Evil
“But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.”
Romans 8:28
All Things Work Together for Good
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”
Genesis 39:2–3
The LORD Was With Joseph
“And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.”
Psalm 105:17–19
Until the Word Came to Pass
“He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant: whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron: until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.”
Daily Challenge
Look at the hardest chapter of your story and dare to say, with Joseph: God is in this, and He means it for good.
Prayer
Lord, I bring You the chapters of my story that have felt like betrayal and injustice. Like Joseph, help me to trust that You are in every pit and prison, and that You are working every dark thing toward light. Amen.
📖 How This Story Speaks Today
Joseph's story is the greatest Old Testament picture of how God redeems what was meant for harm — making it provision for many.
