Wind to Glory!

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Jacob mourned for Joseph a long time, and to show his sorrow he tore his clothes and wore sackcloth.

All of Jacob’s children came to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said, “I will go to my grave, mourning for my son.” So Jacob kept on grieving.

Meanwhile, the Midianites had sold Joseph in Egypt to a man named Potiphar, who was the king’s official in charge of the palace guard.

Genesis 37:34-36

When Jacob's children came to comfort him, ten of his sons knew that Joseph had not died, but rather had been sold into Egypt. They kept that secret for years. I suppose they thought Joseph was probably dead. What chance did a slave in Egypt have at a long life? Even Rueben who had tried to save Joseph from being killed by his brothers did not attempt to rescue Joseph from Egypt. On a human level what they did was despicable. The Bible does not say that Jacob was ever told that his other sons had sold Joseph for twenty pieces of silver.

What none of the characters in this drama realized is that they were painting a picture of Jesus Christ. Jesus was betrayed by His brothers and sold for thirty pieces of silver. God used that betrayal to put in motion His plan of salvation for all who would believe! Does that mean that Joseph's brothers and Judas did not do wicked and evil things when they sold Joseph and Jesus? Of course not! What it means is that God can take even the most terrible sin and it's consequences and redeem it for His purposes!

Sinning is like standing on a beach trying to challenge the winds of a hurricane. Only you will be hurt by the effort. When the Holy Spirit blows His wind across your life, you have only two choices. You can stand against it and suffer the consequences or you can ride the Wind to Glory!