As we begin the Days of Unleavened Bread, we need to realize that the Father's will is to make us Christ-like, and for those whom God has called according to His purpose, Paul assures them that all things—good, bad, or whatever—will work out positively for God's purpose. Joseph did not realize that when he was going through the horrible circumstances of being sold into slavery, falsely accused of rape and thrown into to prison, that God had planned all these events for the good of his family and people. Like Joseph, God's chosen saints must realize that trials and troubles have been preplanned by God to shape us into members of His family (Romans 8:21-30) predestined before the foundation of the world to be sanctified and glorified. As we seek to follow his lead, God puts a hedge around us, but if we stray, we fall into the consequences of disobedience. Thankfully, with the earnest payment of God's Holy Spirit, we are equipped with the mind of Christ. If we make use of this precious resource, we can subdue the deadly carnal nature which wants to kill us. The apostle Paul reminds us that love fulfills the law and is the greatest attribute of the law (Romans 13:10, I Corinthians 13:13). The gift of the spirit gives us faith and hope. Without this spirit, we hope vaguely but dread precisely, but with the Spirit of God we are blessed with the assurance that we will see Almighty God and our Lord and Savior as they are (I John 3:1-2).

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