In the sermon this past Sunday, we continued The People of God series by looking at the story of Joseph. Through his story, we get a beautiful picture of redemption and forgiveness and a better understanding of how God’s will for our lives unfolds in seasons of blessing and seasons of suffering. Joseph understood that his life didn’t belong to him. Because of this, he was able to be part of God’s story of redemption by letting go of his right and desire to repay his brothers for their evil toward him and exchanging it for the desire to bless them instead. This is what God has offered to us through the Gospel; Jesus paid the price for our evil and exchanged God’s punishment toward us for God’s blessing. Through our faith in Jesus, God redeems our stories by forgiving our sins, taking what was intended for evil and turning it into something good.
