"Then his brothers also went and fell down before his face, and they said, 'Behold, we are your servants.' Joseph said to them, 'Do not be afraid, for am I in the place of God? But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive. Now therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones.' And he comforted them and spoke kindly to them." (Gen. 50:18-21).

Several years ago, I heard a preacher in his sermon ask, "Are you humbly grateful or grumbly hateful?" Truly, in every situation we can look at what we've lost and be grumbly hateful, or we can consider our blessings and be humbly grateful. Joseph is a grand example of choosing to be grateful instead of hateful in the face of betrayal. Though his brothers had sold him into slavery, and though he now had the power and opportunity to crush them, he chose to be humbly grateful for the present blessings of God.

Col. 3:15 says, "And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful."