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For 2021, I am reading through the Bible with the Bible Project-Biblical Storyline Reading Plan on the YouVersion App. This devotional will follow along with the daily reading.

The reading for January 17 is: Genesis 48-50

Genesis 50:20 ASV - And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

The ability of God to bring good from evil completely challenges the way we tend to think. Several mind-bending conclusions can be drawn. 

1 - People cannot stop God's good plan for anyone. God incorporated the choices of every person into his masterful plan. No one can mess up God's plan.

2 - Good wins. God easily overcomes evil every time. God's purpose for life is not to provide a place to do battle in order to defeat evil. Life is a place where people learn to hate evil and love good. Evil is easily defeated by God, but He wants us to learn to fight evil in ourselves.

3 - God knows best what is good. God's good is different from what my understanding of good is. Life is difficult and uncomfortable and generally not what I think I want. Still, God knows good better than I know good. God will show me what is truly a delight to my heart and what will hurt me if I keep putting my trust in all the wrong things.

Often, God is more focused on growing me through the circumstances, whereas I am more focused on the difficulties of doing what God has placed before me. When difficulties come, the way to peace is to trust the 3 things: God's plan is the plan. God overcomes evil with good. God's good is the best good.

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