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Eric Burton
The Sycamore Church
April 12, 2026
God Rewrites the Story
Mathew 28: 10-15
What the enemy means for harm, God turns into a testimony.
After the resurrection, the religious leaders had one urgent priority — control the narrative. They knew that if the story of a risen Jesus got out, it wouldn't stay quiet. It would spread. It would change everything.
But that's nothing new. From the very beginning of Scripture, this has been the pattern: God at work, and the enemy trying desperately to rewrite the story.
Think about Joseph. Sold by his own brothers, enslaved, falsely accused, forgotten in prison. By every human measure, his story was a tragedy. But Joseph saw something different on the other side of it:
"You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good."
— Genesis 50:20
The Apostle Paul echoes this same truth in the New Testament:
"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, and are called according to His purpose."
— Romans 8:28
Here's what's honest, though — we believe bad things will happen to us. We almost expect them. But do we expect God to redeem them? Do we really believe that the painful chapters, the betrayals, the setbacks — that God can take all of that and make it into something unbelievable?
The enemy didn't want the story of Jesus told, so he tried to manufacture a different one. He still does that today — with your story. He wants you to believe it ends in failure, in shame, in loss.
But God is in the business of taking what was meant for evil and turning it into a testimony that still gets told.
The resurrection is proof of that. The grave couldn't hold the story down. It never could.
Reflection
What part of my story have I stopped expecting God to redeem — and what would it look like to hand it back to Him?
How do I do this? Hebrews 12:2 tells us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; Let Jesus take ALL THINGS and bring them under his authority. Surrender it all to Jesus today.
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By Eric BurtonEric Burton
The Sycamore Church
April 12, 2026
God Rewrites the Story
Mathew 28: 10-15
What the enemy means for harm, God turns into a testimony.
After the resurrection, the religious leaders had one urgent priority — control the narrative. They knew that if the story of a risen Jesus got out, it wouldn't stay quiet. It would spread. It would change everything.
But that's nothing new. From the very beginning of Scripture, this has been the pattern: God at work, and the enemy trying desperately to rewrite the story.
Think about Joseph. Sold by his own brothers, enslaved, falsely accused, forgotten in prison. By every human measure, his story was a tragedy. But Joseph saw something different on the other side of it:
"You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good."
— Genesis 50:20
The Apostle Paul echoes this same truth in the New Testament:
"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, and are called according to His purpose."
— Romans 8:28
Here's what's honest, though — we believe bad things will happen to us. We almost expect them. But do we expect God to redeem them? Do we really believe that the painful chapters, the betrayals, the setbacks — that God can take all of that and make it into something unbelievable?
The enemy didn't want the story of Jesus told, so he tried to manufacture a different one. He still does that today — with your story. He wants you to believe it ends in failure, in shame, in loss.
But God is in the business of taking what was meant for evil and turning it into a testimony that still gets told.
The resurrection is proof of that. The grave couldn't hold the story down. It never could.
Reflection
What part of my story have I stopped expecting God to redeem — and what would it look like to hand it back to Him?
How do I do this? Hebrews 12:2 tells us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; Let Jesus take ALL THINGS and bring them under his authority. Surrender it all to Jesus today.