I just finished reading Genesis chapter 37 about Joseph's life. After thinking about for a minute, I thought "Why did Joseph share his dreams? That's what got him in to trouble in the first place!" I think that is a valid question, but, then I remembered the dreams themselves:
"There we were, binding sheaves in the field. Then behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and indeed your sheaves stood all around and bowed down to my sheaf.”
And Also:
“Look, I have dreamed another dream. And this time, the sun, the moon, and the eleven stars bowed down to me.”
These dreams were a prophecy that Joseph's family would all bow down to him. As to whether or not Joseph should have shared his dreams with his family, that's another question for another time, but I was reassured of the sovereignty of God in this passage.
You see, I thought it was a bit arrogant of Joseph to brag to his brothers who already were jealous of him "Hey guys check it out, I had a dream and in it you guys all bowed down to me!" And even if it was and sharing the dream was the wrong thing to do, God was sovereign in that situation and as we read later in the story, his brother's jealousy caused them to plot to kill him but instead they sold him as a slave, Joseph was eventually sold to Potipher and he gave him charge over all of Egypt. God was with him and he warned him of a famine so Joseph stored up grain. When they ran out of food in Canaan, His brothers did come and bow down to him begging for food.
God is sovereign. He is in control. His will is good and even in spite of my sin he causes all things to work out for good.
I was recently reminded of the Westminster Confession that says:
"God from all eternity, did, by the most wise and holy counsel of His own will, freely, and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass; yet so, as thereby neither is God the author of sin, nor is violence offered to the will of the creatures; nor is the liberty or contingency of second causes taken away, but rather established."
God was sovereign over Jospeh's life, and He is sovereign over mine. I'm a bonehead and blow it often, but even in spite of my poor choices God is still sovereign and His will will come to pass.
