When Joseph was a young teen, God gave him a dream. He dreamed that his ten older brothers would
fall down and worship him. Not a great
way to get close to your stepbrothers.
And when his brothers had the opportunity, they threw Joseph in a dry
well to let him die. Not good. Then one of them had the brilliant idea to
sell Joseph as a slave. And Joseph’s life
just got worse. Joseph could have gotten
bitter, but he didn’t. He remained
faithful to Mr. Potiphar even when Potiphar’s wife accused Joseph falsely. Potiphar had Joseph thrown into prison. Not good.
But Joseph kept his integrity and God blessed him. After interpreting the butler’s dream, Joseph
was promised help. But he was forgotten
in prison for two more long years. For
thirteen years, Joseph’s life spiraled downward, but Joseph didn’t forget his
dream. When God presented the
opportunity, Joseph interpreted Pharaoh’s dreams and was made second in command
of all of Egypt answering to Pharaoh himself.
Can you imagine Joseph’s brothers’ shock when they saw him seven years
later? He was now in a position to get
even with them. But he didn’t. That’s because Joseph still had his
dream. God had taken Joseph on a crooked
path to get him where he needed to be.
In those terrible events of Joseph’s life, God was at work. Joseph didn’t blame his brothers because God
was using the brothers to do God’s will.
Genesis 50:20, “But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God
meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people
alive.” Hey, what about your life? Are you frustrated with your
difficulties? But do you realize that
God knows exactly where you are? Hey,
God is actually using those difficulties to make you into what He wants you to
be. Relax! Trust in God.
Let Him be in charge of your life.
Remember your dreams. And let
those dreams be the dear Lord’s dreams.
He loves you more than you can ever imagine.
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