How God Actually Turns Your Past Sins Into Blessings | Jonathan Cahn Sermon

The world was created good, but it has fallen. In response, God sent a plan of salvation. We see this foreshadowed in the story of Joseph—he was sent to save Egypt, just as the Messiah would later come to save the world. The closer we stay to the Lord, the more we discover the true purpose of our lives. But when we stray, confusion and trouble follow. Yet, even in our failures, God can restore meaning and purpose. He takes what is broken and transforms it into something beautiful.

Jesus is the one who holds everything together. He is the fulfillment of Scripture—the prophecies, the sacrifices, the entire message of the Bible. Everything finds its meaning in Him. Just as Joseph interpreted dreams, Jesus gives meaning to our lives. Even sin, when surrendered to God, is redeemed. As the Bible says, “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.” God can take even our past mistakes and turn them around for good.

Think of it like a vaccine: doctors inject weakened cells into the body to build immunity. Similarly, God takes the brokenness of our past, transforms it, and uses it to bless us.

In Joseph’s story, two men had dreams—one of bread, eaten by birds, and another of a vine producing wine. These represent two kinds of people: those who accept salvation and those who do not. The cupbearer’s dream featured wine, a symbol of the Messiah’s blood, which brings salvation. The baker’s dream did not contain this symbol, and he was not saved.

Ultimately, everything comes down to Jesus. It’s not about being good or bad—it’s about whether we are with Him. Salvation is found in Him alone.

Joseph, like Jesus, was counted among transgressors, forgotten until the right time. Then, Pharaoh had a troubling dream—seven fat cows followed by seven gaunt ones, devoured by the thin. He had another dream about grain. None of Egypt’s wise men could interpret it. But then, the cupbearer remembered Joseph, setting the stage for God’s divine plan to unfold.