Story: God takes care of Joseph
Fundamental Truth: God is Good
Making it Real: Lots of bad things happened to Joseph. First, he was sold into slavery by his own family. Then his owner didn’t believe him and threw him into prison. Then, the men he helped in prison forgot to help him get out too. What can we learn from Joseph’s life?
Joseph’s life was not easy, but we see how God used so much bad for good. He didn’t allow Joseph’s brothers to kill him. The man who took him as a slave treated him well, until he put him in prison. The prison guards put him in charge of others. When he finally got out, the Pharaoh put him in charge of all of Egypt and made him the most powerful man besides him. In the end, God used Joseph to save the lives of thousands of people during a time of famine. Joseph became the rescuer for many, many people – pointing us to Christ, who was the rescuer to all people who love and trust Him.
Making it Stick: Take a walk with your child and talk about your story. Tell your child of some of the mistakes you made in your life or some of the bad things that happened. Talk honestly about hard times. Talk with your child about how God used those bad things for good. Talk about what you learned during those times and how God brought you out of them. Talk about how you would not be where you are now or the person you are now without having gone through those hard times.
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