Please read Genesis 41.
www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/gen/41/1/s_41001
Meditate on verses 16b, 25b, 32b, and 39.
It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.
God has told to Pharaoh what He is about to do.
The matter is determined by God, and God will quickly bring it to about.
So Pharoah said to Joseph, “Since God has informed you of all this,
there is no one so discerning and wise as you are.
Now it happened at the end of two full years that Pharaoh had a dream …
—Genesis 41:1
Joseph, forgotten by Pharaoh’s cupbearer, remained in prison for two more full years. He was enslaved and in jail for a total of 13 years (Genesis 37:2; 41:46).
Joseph was betrayed by his brothers, falsely accused by others, and forgotten by those who should have remembered. Yet Joseph never forgot God, and God remembered Joseph. God vindicated him when the time was perfect.
The cupbearer finally remembered to tell Pharaoh about Joseph. He was hurriedly brought out of the dungeon to meet the most powerful man in the world. Imagine Joseph being able to shave himself and change his clothes after being in a dungeon! Joseph answered Pharaoh with clarity of mind that God would give the answer to Pharaoh’s puzzling dreams. He did not self-promote (Genesis 41:9-16)!
Throughout the chapter, Joseph continued to give God glory, which caused Pharaoh to give God glory, which pleased God. God then caused Pharaoh to put Joseph in charge of the entire land of Egypt (Genesis 41:39-43). After waiting on God for 13 years, in one day Joseph went from a dungeon to being in control of the most powerful country in the world!
Be encouraged by the Word of God. Glorify God no matter what is happening to you.
Do not let bitterness or depression control you; it will blind you to God’s work in your life. God determines the matters of your life, and He will quickly bring them about (Genesis 41:32). Be ready!
Pray Genesis 41:32 and 39 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).
“LORD, please determine this matter for _________ and me.
Quickly bring it about. Inform us, God.
Make us wise and discerning.
For the glory of Your name, Jesus~”
The WATCHMAN on the WALL ~ Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell
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