Genesis 39:21 “But the Lord was with Joseph, and showed him mercy, and gave him favor…”

        Today I am going to tell you about a man in the Bible named Joseph. His story starts in Genesis 37, he is seventeen years old and God reveals to him in a dream that one day he will rule over his brothers and his mother and father. For Joseph, this was a great thing but not so much for his brothers and parents. Joseph was favored by his father because his dad and mom had him in their old age. So to show that he loved Joseph his father, Israel also known as Jacob, made him a coat of many colors. Josephs brothers didn’t like him already because he was the favorite so this made them absolutely despise him. Because Joseph’s brothers hate towards him was so great they all conspired to kill him! One day when Joseph came to check on them to see if they were doing their job they then decided that on that day they would kill him. But the oldest of the brethren, Reuben, told them not to kill him but instead to cast him in a pit so he could later deliver him back to their father. His brothers agreed but they saw a company of Ishmaelite and they sold him to them without Reuben knowing. So Joseph went from being his father’s favorite/most loved to a slave. Joseph was a slave for 13 years; in those 13 years he worked hard but then was lied about so then he was sent to prison and there he worked just as hard. In all of these years he never questioned or cursed God. He had patience and faith that God would grant him what He promised him all of those years ago. He pleased the Pharaoh by interpreting one of his dreams and telling him what it mean and what he should do because of it. So to bless Joseph, he made him second in command over all of Egypt. So basically Joseph had to wait 13 years to receive something God told him He would give him 13 years prior. Josephs story is one of the greatest there is about Patience. Throughout his entire journey he didn’t question or curse God, so I think we all can take a lesson or two about Joseph. So the next time you (and me included) get irritated about waiting, just tell yourself to be happy that you don’t have to wait 13 years for something to happen. And always remember that God is sovereign and what/how He is doing something always has a purpose behind it. And if you do the right thing throughout it all, He will bless you.

 

Today I am going to tell you about a man in the Bible named Joseph. His story starts in Genesis 37, he is seventeen years old and God reveals to him in a dream that one day he will rule over his brothers and his mother and father. For Joseph, this was a great thing but not so much for his brothers and parents. Joseph was favored by his father because his dad and mom had him in their old age. So to show that he loved Joseph his father, Israel also known as Jacob, made him a coat of many colors. Josephs brothers didn’t like him already because he was the favorite so this made them absolutely despise him. Because Joseph’s brothers hate towards him was so great they all conspired to kill him! One day when Joseph came to check on them to see if they were doing their job they then decided that on that day they would kill him. But the oldest of the brethren, Reuben, told them not to kill him but instead to cast him in a pit so he could later deliver him back to their father. His brothers agreed but they saw a company of Ishmaelite and they sold him to them without Reuben knowing. So Joseph went from being his father’s favorite/most loved to a slave. Joseph was a slave for 13 years; in those 13 years he worked hard but then was lied about so then he was sent to prison and there he worked just as hard. In all of these years he never questioned or cursed God. He had patience and faith that God would grant him what He promised him all of those years ago. He pleased the Pharaoh by interpreting one of his dreams and telling him what it mean and what he should do because of it. So to bless Joseph, he made him second in command over all of Egypt. So basically Joseph had to wait 13 years to receive something God told him He would give him 13 years prior. Josephs story is one of the greatest there is about Patience. Throughout his entire journey he didn’t question or curse God, so I think we all can take a lesson or two about Joseph. So the next time you (and me included) get irritated about waiting, just tell yourself to be happy that you don’t have to wait 13 years for something to happen. And always remember that God is sovereign and what/how He is doing something always has a purpose behind it. And if you do the right thing throughout it all, He will bless you.