“God’s ways are behind the scenes, but He moves all the scenes which He is behind. We have to learn this and let Him work, and not think much of man’s busy movements: They will accomplish God’s. The rest of them all perish and disappear. We have only peacefully to do His will” (JND). Joseph’s life is a wonderful example of God’s ways to control all for the good of His own. We, in turn, must learn to trust, submit and wait. When he entered Egypt, Joseph did not know that God had “sent a man before” Israel to meet a future need. What Joseph knew was that he “was sold for a servant.” Joseph had a dream, a word from the Lord, but for the next 13 years, he knew only slavery. And for those years, “the word of the Lord” tried him; it tested his faith in what God had said (Psa. 105:19). In spite of what he could see, God was at work for good for His people and for Joseph. May we learn from Joseph to live in faith in God’s revealed promises, in simple submission to His way and will. In due time we shall, like Joseph did, look back and gratefully exclaim, “God meant it unto good, to bring it to pass, as it is this day” (Gen. 50:20).