The Blueprint

In Genesis 50:20, Joseph says: 

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.

While we can look back at Joseph’s story and see it as a story of success, remember: This story is gruesome. It is a story of blood, tears, and betrayal. Yet at the end of it all, Joseph says, “You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good.”

The Hebrew word for “meant” is chashavah (חֲשָׁבָ֣הּ), which literally means “to weave”. 

Now the verse looks more like: You wove evil. But God rewove it together for good. 

This is significant because when you re-weave something, the first thing you must do is go back to the original design. We can take comfort in this: when God reweaves your life, you are in the hands of the manufacturer. You are in the hands of the one who designed you. 

The original designer knows what you’re made of. He knows what you can withstand. He knows just how fragile you are and just how resilient you can be. Finally, He knows exactly how to pull the thread and in a timely manner - He creates a masterpiece that seems inconceivable to those who haven’t seen the blueprint.