Behind the Scenes

“Here comes the master dreamer!” Genesis 37:19

It’s easy to feel hopeless and desperate if we focus on the darkness that hovers on the horizon. The news is filled with violence, corruption, so much bad news. A young girl gets raped, her skin torn off her face. What kind of people would do such an evil, perverted act? Instead of getting less, the drug menace seems to be getting worse. Is there hope for our country? Many of my friends are thinking of immigrating and leaving this telenovela of a country. 

Reading about Joseph in Genesis 37-50, we see that the New Testament lies hidden in the Old, and the Old Testament is unveiled in the New, as St. Augustine perceptively observed. Joseph and Jesus’ stories have parallels that can’t be coincidence. Both were beloved of their fathers and both were sent, “Get ready, I will send you to them.” Both Joseph and Jesus were stripped of their robes and betrayed with a few pieces of silver. Joseph ended up in a cistern and Jesus an empty tomb, only to rise up and save their people. 

When all seems dark and hopeless, we only have to see how God works behind the scenes. He sees the big picture of our lives, our country, and our world. While the enemy plots our downfall, God will use the broken pieces for our victory. “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” Romans (8:28)