Good Morning Friends,
After his run-in with his master’s wife, Joseph
was put into prison in Egypt. He didn’t deserve prison. He had done nothing wrong with his
master’s wife. It seemed like God had abandoned Joseph. Most people would have given in to
the temptation to give up and become bitter. But that’s not how Joseph responded to his
confinement in the Egyptian prison.
“Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison,
the place where the king’s prisoners were confined.
But while Joseph was there in the prison, the LORD was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes
of the prison warden. So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and
he was made responsible for all that was done there. The warden paid no
attention to anything under Joseph’s care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he
did.” (Genesis 39:20-23)
Joseph continued to serve the Lord, even in
prison. Joseph didn’t give up and become a bitter and worthless prisoner. Instead, his
attitude and willingness to serve was so noticeable that he was put in charge of a section of the
prison. The Lord was with Joseph, even in prison.
As it turned out, it was in prison that Joseph
would make a connection to someone who would mention
his name to Pharaoh. Joseph’s imprisonment turned out to be the staging ground
for him to become the second most
powerful man in Egypt. But that wouldn’t
have happened if Joseph had given up
and refused to do anything for the Lord.
Joseph’s example teaches us that no matter where
we are, even in circumstances that are painful to us and that we don’t deserve, we should continue
to look for ways to be available to the Lord.
We aren’t to serve the Lord only in the good times, but also in the darkest
times of our lives. It may be in the
darkest times that God will open our greatest opportunities to serve Him.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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