Through Josephs trials God was preparing him for the mission that was to bring Joseph personal victory, salvation for Egypt, and salvation for Jacob/Israels family. Josephs training in the service of Potiphar as the steward of his household and estate, his experience as the assistant to the chief jailor in administering the entire prison complex, and his personal interaction with Pharaohs jailed royal ministers gave Joseph the experience, training, and the knowledge of palace politics that he needed to take on the most demanding task of his life, the task of governing the nation of Egypt as the Pharaohs Vizier, the governor of the nation of Egypt. Josephs pilgrimage from slave to royal servant prefigured Israels journey from slavery in Egypt to the servant nation of Yahweh, Israels King. In those years Joseph had grown from a teenaged shepherd overseer, envied and despised by his less able brothers, to an able and confidant man who was both liked and respected by the Egyptians to whom he was enslaved. In his enslavement and imprisonment God had not abandoned Joseph. God was preparing Joseph and Joseph responded positively to each new experience God placed before him. Josephs experience is a lesson for all believers. We are called to not only place our hope and trust in God, but we are called to willingly step forward with that hope and trust to fulfill Gods plan for our lives in the progression of salvation history. Just as God sent Jacob/Israel forth at daybreak, humbled and ready to meet his greatest fears in confronting Esau, and just as He sent Joseph forward from his prison to face the Egyptian Pharaoh, so God equips us and sends us forth to battle the world for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 10:33:28 +0000
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