Joseph's Success
Joseph was Jacob's favorite son because he was Rachel's son. However, his brothers were jealous of Jospeh and sold him as a slave to some traders who took him to Egypt. Once Jospeh was there, God gave him success in things that happened to him. His master, Potiphar, put him in charge of all of his possessions, and God blessed Potiphar. Joseph was falsely cast into prison, and even there he was put in charge under the warden. God blessed him there, too. (Genesis 39:23) I believe there is a valuable lesson for all of us in this.
Jospeh could have become angry and quit trusting God, when he was sold as a slave. He did not. Then, he could have been depressed and angry when he was put in prison unjustly, but he wasn't. Joseph just kept trusting God and doing right, even though he was going through great difficulties. God blessed him for his faithfulness, but he did not remove his problems. The problems helped to mature Joseph, so he would be ready for the reason he was sold into Egypt. Later, he would find out why he was there. This same thing can be true in our lives, if we are faithful to God through our trials. It might take years to overcome the difficulties, but if we are faithful to God He will sustain us and give us success in the midst of our trials. We can grow and be prepared for our future, because of our trials, too. It all depends on being steadfast in our faith. I pray that we will resolve to never stop trusting God and being faithful to do His will, no matter what trials come upon us, so that God can give us success and mature us.
Tomorrow, I intend to read Genesis 41-43.
Jospeh could have become angry and quit trusting God, when he was sold as a slave. He did not. Then, he could have been depressed and angry when he was put in prison unjustly, but he wasn't. Joseph just kept trusting God and doing right, even though he was going through great difficulties. God blessed him for his faithfulness, but he did not remove his problems. The problems helped to mature Joseph, so he would be ready for the reason he was sold into Egypt. Later, he would find out why he was there. This same thing can be true in our lives, if we are faithful to God through our trials. It might take years to overcome the difficulties, but if we are faithful to God He will sustain us and give us success in the midst of our trials. We can grow and be prepared for our future, because of our trials, too. It all depends on being steadfast in our faith. I pray that we will resolve to never stop trusting God and being faithful to do His will, no matter what trials come upon us, so that God can give us success and mature us.
Tomorrow, I intend to read Genesis 41-43.