"God sent me here" says Joseph. After being betrayed by his brothers, accused of sexual immorality, sent to prison, and forgotten, the Lord was with Joseph all along the way. Joseph rises to power in Egypt and becomes second in command. After many years, all the pain, hurt, and evil is made right when the Jacob's sons come to Egypt for the famine relief. Joseph weeps because he remembers all the pain he went through. Yet he still believes God is in control, sovereign, and good. "God sent me here." This is a profound statement that Joseph makes. He could've have said, "IT IS BECAUSE OF YOU THAT MY LIFE WAS TAKEN FROM ME!" Instead, he sees God's good pleasure and goodness worked through all the evil and suffering he experienced.

Fast foward to the New Testament. Jesus is betrayed, beaten, mocked, misunderstood, treated unjustly, and ultimately crucified. Jesus in one sense, says "God sent me here." He left the Father's throne to come to the "Egypt" of our sin cursed world. His Jewish brothers betrayed him. Christ hanging on the cross could have said, "IT IS BECAUSE OF YOUR SIN I AM HANGING HERE!" Instead, he says, "Father, forgive them." Christ sees God's good pleasure working through the evil of the crucifixion. Christ believes that God is in control, sovereign, and good.

Now, I am a child of God because God sent Jesus to the cross on my behalf. I meant for evil against God, but God meant it for good. Now Christ calls me to do the same to a lost world. When people mistreat me, abuse me, mock me, betray me; I can also testify, "God sent me here."

Oh, the depths of the riches of the wisdom of God. How unsearchable are his ways! How profound his wisdom!

Profound words, "God sent me here."