Joseph's Promotion
Finally, after 17 years of being a slave and a prisoner, Joseph is set free to accomplish his purpose for coming to Egypt. He could not have imagined this happening to him. Since God gave him the meaning of Pharaoh's dreams, and Joseph gave Pharaoh a wise plan for getting through the seven years of famine, Pharaoh promoted Joseph to second in command in Egypt. (Genesis 41:39,40) He went from being a shepherd boy to being in charge of the land of Egypt for the Pharaoh. Now, that is a promotion for the ages.
Joseph could not have foreseen why he was sold as a slave to go to Egypt. Then, he could not have known why he was thrown in jail unjustly. However, both of those things led to the ultimate purpose God had for his life. Joseph was destined to hold this position. His dreams as a young man had foreshadowed this promotion. Once Joseph was promoted by Pharaoh, he could save his family and the whole area from starvation. He delivered the people of Israel from the famine or the whole family would have died. God could not allow that to happen, so He worked this miracle to get Joseph in the correct position to do His will.
None of us know what will happen tomorrow. When bad things happen to us, we may not know why. However, in all things, we can do God's will by trusting Him each day. Then, one day we will see why the things happened to us, and we can fulfill God's purpose for us. However, if we fail to trust the Lord, we can miss His purpose for us, and God will have to use someone else to do what He had prepared for us. Let's be determined not to let that happen.
Tomorrow, I intend to read Genesis 44-46.
Joseph could not have foreseen why he was sold as a slave to go to Egypt. Then, he could not have known why he was thrown in jail unjustly. However, both of those things led to the ultimate purpose God had for his life. Joseph was destined to hold this position. His dreams as a young man had foreshadowed this promotion. Once Joseph was promoted by Pharaoh, he could save his family and the whole area from starvation. He delivered the people of Israel from the famine or the whole family would have died. God could not allow that to happen, so He worked this miracle to get Joseph in the correct position to do His will.
None of us know what will happen tomorrow. When bad things happen to us, we may not know why. However, in all things, we can do God's will by trusting Him each day. Then, one day we will see why the things happened to us, and we can fulfill God's purpose for us. However, if we fail to trust the Lord, we can miss His purpose for us, and God will have to use someone else to do what He had prepared for us. Let's be determined not to let that happen.
Tomorrow, I intend to read Genesis 44-46.