You Can Make It
Scripture
“Now therefore, do not be grieved nor angry with yourselves because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life.”
— Genesis 45:5 (NKJV)
Devotion
Joseph’s words to his brothers summarize the heart of this weeks sermon: “You can make it.” He had every natural reason to be bitter—betrayed by brothers, sold as a slave, falsely accused, forgotten in prison. Yet when the story comes full circle, he says, “It wasn’t you. It was God.”
Joseph teaches us something crucial: God’s purpose is bigger than people’s sins against you, bigger than your worst seasons, bigger than the pit, the prison, and the lies. What looked like the end of his dream was actually the road God used to fulfill it.
Pastor Darren said, “Whether you win by 1 or by 100, you still win.” Spiritually, it’s not about style points or how “cleanly” you get through life; it’s about finishing with faith. Joseph “won” not because he never suffered, but because he never lost his God-centered perspective.
Right now, your life may feel more like a nightmare than a dream. Maybe family has hurt you. Maybe your own mistakes have created a mess. Joseph’s story says: God can still get glory from broken things. The question is not “Is this hard?” The question is “Will I trust Him in the hard?” If Joseph can look at his betrayers and say, “God sent me,” you can look at your story and say, “With God, I can make it through this.”
Reflection
Prayer
Father, thank You that my life is not defined by pits, prisons, or people’s treatment of me, but by Your purpose. Help me to see beyond my present pain and believe that You are working all things together for good. Give me Joseph’s perspective—to say, “God sent me,” even in hard places. I choose to trust that with You, I can make it. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
“Now therefore, do not be grieved nor angry with yourselves because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life.”
— Genesis 45:5 (NKJV)
Devotion
Joseph’s words to his brothers summarize the heart of this weeks sermon: “You can make it.” He had every natural reason to be bitter—betrayed by brothers, sold as a slave, falsely accused, forgotten in prison. Yet when the story comes full circle, he says, “It wasn’t you. It was God.”
Joseph teaches us something crucial: God’s purpose is bigger than people’s sins against you, bigger than your worst seasons, bigger than the pit, the prison, and the lies. What looked like the end of his dream was actually the road God used to fulfill it.
Pastor Darren said, “Whether you win by 1 or by 100, you still win.” Spiritually, it’s not about style points or how “cleanly” you get through life; it’s about finishing with faith. Joseph “won” not because he never suffered, but because he never lost his God-centered perspective.
Right now, your life may feel more like a nightmare than a dream. Maybe family has hurt you. Maybe your own mistakes have created a mess. Joseph’s story says: God can still get glory from broken things. The question is not “Is this hard?” The question is “Will I trust Him in the hard?” If Joseph can look at his betrayers and say, “God sent me,” you can look at your story and say, “With God, I can make it through this.”
Reflection
- Where in your life right now do you feel most like Joseph in the pit or the prison?
- How might God be working “behind the scenes” in that place, even though you don’t see it yet?
- What would change in your attitude if you believed, “This isn’t the end; God is still writing my story”?
Prayer
Father, thank You that my life is not defined by pits, prisons, or people’s treatment of me, but by Your purpose. Help me to see beyond my present pain and believe that You are working all things together for good. Give me Joseph’s perspective—to say, “God sent me,” even in hard places. I choose to trust that with You, I can make it. In Jesus’ name, Amen.