1. ISAIAH 55:8-9 1. He tells us that our thoughts and His thoughts are not the same 2. He tells us that our ways and His ways are different -There are aspects of God, His actions, His will, and His ways that we will never fully understand

2. --- the belief that regardless of what happens in your life, your Heavenly Father is always in control “Sovereignty of God”

3. Joseph – A Man Under God’s Sovereignty I. God had a Plan to Use Him GEN. 45:5... “Don’t grieve”... “Don’t be upset that you sold me into slavery”... “God sent me before you to preserve life”

4. Joseph – A Man Under God’s Sovereignty II. God had a Plan to Impact Others Through Him GEN. 45:7 1. He Believed That God Uses People to Accomplish His Work 2. He Believed That Sometimes God Used People’s Difficulties to Accomplish His Work

5. --- “It was not you that sent me hither, but God” III. God, Sometimes, Allows Us to Go Through Difficulties to Get Us Where He Needs Us Joseph – A Man Under God’s Sovereignty GEN. 45:8

6. Joseph – A Man Under God’s Sovereignty IV. God, Alone, Can Bring Good Things from Evil Intentions 1. When we are Lost 2. When we make mistakes 3. When evil comes upon us