"After all, he is our brother, our own flesh.” - Genesis 37:27
We sometimes have a hard time seeing how something that we perceive as "bad" can be "good" in some far-distance future, but the sequence of events that unfold between the sons of Israel (the man) that we read here are the foundation for the future of Israel (the people). Had Joseph not bragged to his brothers about his dreams, they wouldn't have hated him. If they hadn't hated him, they wouldn't have plotted to get rid of him. Had his brother Reuben not stopped them from killing him, they wouldn't have sold him into slavery. And if he hadn't been made an Egyptian slave, he never would have been in the right place at the right time to save his kinsmen. And so the foundation of the nation Israel is laid.
We too might find it hard to believe that "everything happens for the best", especially in the face of great tragedy. Our challenge, however, is to be patient and accept God's will for us, and to be ready to respond when He does call. We may never know when something that happens to us today may result in greatness for God tomorrow, but we must have faith that it will.
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