Perhaps this thread never shines brighter than in Genesis 50, when Joseph's brothers come to Egypt and discover that their brother (whom they sold into slavery so many years ago) is now second-in-command over a thriving empire.
But Joseph said to them, “Do not fear, for am I in the place of God? As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. (Genesis 50:19-20 - emphasis mine)
This sovereignty also sings through the book of Acts and the accounts of the early church. You see the hand of God alive in the spread of the gospel and His might in the salvation of many. A particular account from Antioch speaks plainly of this. In Acts 13, the apostle Paul had been preaching to Jewish crowds in Antioch but when they "were filled with jealously, [they] began to contradict what was spoken by Paul, reviling him." (Acts 13:45) And so Paul, along with his companion Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles there and preached the gospel to them.
And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region. (Acts 13:48-49 - emphasis mine)
And so God gets all the glory in salvation because He is fully sovereign over it.
But there is a coupling thread that is ever present with the sovereignty of God, and that is the responsibility of man. God did not create us as emotionless, will-less robots. And He is by no means the author of sin. So Joseph's brothers were still responsible for their sin even though God was totally sovereign over them. The Jews in Antioch were still responsible for their sin even though God was fully in control. The Gentiles were still responsible to repent and trust in Christ even though God had decreed their salvation before the foundations of the world.
The divine thread of God's sovereignty is deeply comforting. It should drive us to our knees in joyful praise and humble submission to God. But we must never lose sight of our responsibility. Our sin is still grievous to God. Though He knows we will sin and He still loves us, He despises the sin we do and will hold us accountable for it.
So take heart and comfort in the divine thread of God's sovereignty, but never forget the responsibility that God has given us as creatures made in His image.
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