Vol. 22 No. 18 | May 4, 2020
Max Lucado shares the epic tale of Joseph’s life story, including his long journey of betrayal, rejection by his family, and years of waiting and isolation, reminding us, “While we are waiting (resting in God’s care), God is working.”
A timely statement, isn’t it? While we are waiting, God is working.
We are waiting, wondering how long we will be waiting. We are waiting for things to get to whatever the next normal is going to be; to see our family and friends in person; to see if opening up the country is the right thing to do. We are waiting to find out what eating out, shopping, or going to the grocery store will be like. We are waiting to see how many more people are going to die.
We are waiting, and while we are waiting, God is working. We may not know exactly what He is doing or what the outcome of all this will be, but we know He is working.
We can take comfort in the fact that God is working for our good. He always does. God is good, all the time, and He is working for our good.
The suffering may continue for a while, the questions may go unanswered for a while, and the waiting will probably continue for a while, but be comforted knowing that God is working for our good all the time, and we will be taken care of.
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.
(Romans 8:28-29, NIV)
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