All things work together for good. (Romans 8:28).
This passage is a
promise to those who love God and have submitted fully to Him by faith. When we
endure suffering in this life, this verse greatly encourages us. God will bring
good out of all affliction. The good that God brings about is conforming us to
the image of Christ and ultimately bringing about our glorification.
Joseph was treated
cruelly by his brothers and sold into slavery, yet in all this, God used the
evil action of humans to work out His will in Joseph`s life. The separation of
Joseph from his people was under God`s direction. God was working through
Joseph and his circumstances to preserve Israel`s family and unite them again
according to His promises.
We may be undergoing the
same situations like Joseph, but God will direct it and overrule it in order to
bring forth His will and to work things out for the good of faithful people.
Every evil thought or action will surely turn to good for all who love God.