21When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue Joseph from their hands. “Let us not take his life,” he said. 22“Do not shed his blood. Throw him into this pit in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him.” Reuben said this so that he could rescue Joseph from their hands and return him to his father.
23So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the robe of many colors he was wearing— 24and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, with no water in it.
Reuben did something good here and convinced his brothers not to kill Joseph. But couldn’t he have said, No, this is wrong!
“they stripped him of his robe” Do you think his brothers mocked him when they stripped him of his robe of many colors?
Matthew 27:31 And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him and led him away to crucify him.
What his brothers meant for evil, God meant for good.
Genesis 50:20 As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.
No matter where you are in life, no matter what you’ve done God can turn it around and use it for good! If you don’t believe me read your bible, you will find many examples. Saul (Paul) murdered Christians but died for Christ!
Blessings, David
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