Is It Things Will Just Happen When It Happens?

You’ll not find God’s servants in the Scripture talking about things just happening.

See it for yourself. Listen to what the psalmist says:

Psalm 135:5-6

• For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
• Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.

Now, did you get that? Whatever the Lord pleases, He does. A lot of people would like to be able to do that, wouldn’t they? But in reality the only being who can do that with supreme and total understanding is almighty God. He along has the ability to understand life from its beginning to its end. He finds ultimate pleasure in helping us fulfill His plan for our lives.

Whatever pleases God, He does.

He did not promise, “And you will always understand My actions.”

There will be times when I won’t understand what He does. But God’s in charge. Listen.

Psalm 135: 6-7

• Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.
• He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.

Now, let’s look at Joseph as an example of not understanding life’s circumstances. His brothers tried to kill him, sold him as a slave and tried to forget him, and they came back to him for help. But God lifted Joseph out of trouble and he became, at the age of thirty, the prime ministry of Egypt and saved the whole nation from famine. Look what Joseph says to his estranged brothers:

Genesis 50:19-20

• And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?
• But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

What motivated Joseph’s enemies? Ill will, anger bitterness, resentment, hostility, and jealousy. Why would God allow such evil people to do such wicked things to a young man who was so obedient to the Father? That doesn’t seem fair.

During all those years of suffering, trial, and heartache—being imprisoned, framed for attempted rape, and forgotten—it looked as if God had forgotten Joseph. But if Joseph’s attitude had been, “One of these days I’m going to get even,” events would have turned out differently for him. When he became the prime minister, if his attitude had been, “Now it’s time for vengeance,” and the first time he had seen his brothers, if he had said, “Well, well, well, am I going to fix you. You thought you got rid of me. You just wait,” God would never have allowed him to become the prime minister of Egypt.

You see, Joseph was wise enough that no matter what the circumstances, he saw it as coming from God’s hand. As Joseph said, “You meant it for evil. God meant it for good.”

Think about this. How else would God have taken this Hebrew and moved him down to Egypt, taught him Egyptian culture and language and made him the prime minister of all of Egypt? God used Joseph’s brothers’ wicked acts. Although he did not know why all this was happening, Joseph’s response was, “God, You’re still God. You are in everything. You are in all this.”

You know how God responded? He made him the prime minister.