Dear viewers’ greetings in the name of our lord and savior Jesus Christ.
We all know the life of Joseph. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was hated by his own brothers. But God showed him visions and dreams. As he shared this to his brothers, they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words and were jealous of him. While he was too young, they sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silve and he was taken to Egypt as a slave. But God was with him where ever he went. There he suffered a lot. He was punished and imprisoned for doing no wrong. But among all his tribulations, he was seeking the living Lord. He suffered everything all alone for 18yrs. Then the Lord lifted him and Joseph entered the service of King Pharaoh of Egypt. All his visions and dreams came to pass only at the age of 30. Lord crushed him and molded him for 18yrs to fulfill his promises he made for him.
Our Loving Lord wanted to prosper Joseph, his family and the whole country. That’s why he took such a long time to mold Joseph. Before a gold ornament is made, it is being molded in the fire for hours. A clay pot is crushed before it is made into a beautiful pot. The same way God molds us, cleanses before we are lifted. Every God’s child passes the same way.
My dear friends, you may be in a bad situation today compared to others. You may think god has forgotten you and has not heard your cries and prayers. But in Job 23:10, Job says “He knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.” Yes, God tested Joseph for 18yrs and after that he was lifted up. We do not know the works of God. The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us says the bible in Deuteronomy 29:29. But he has a future for you that’s why he tells us “For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11”. He fulfilled what he promised Joseph after 18yrs. won’t he do it for you?
You may be very sincere in your work but might have not got any reorganization or though you walk in the will of God, you might be waiting for something in your life for a long time. You may this why am I not prospering while others around me prosper? But” Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.” Because the Lord says “As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother's womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things Ecclesiastes 11:5”. Joseph crossed all tribulations during those 18 yrs he even imprisoned for doing no wrong. But Joseph ran away from sin waited patiently in presence of the Lord all those years because he knew that His Lord will never forsake him. His trust was upon the Lord. So at the right time Lord lifted him above all.
Today although you’re in difficulties, tribulations, disappointments trust Jesus the living God and lean not on your own understanding. "Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame. Romans 10:11 “But Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in the right time 1 Peter 5:6. Surrender yourself today to Jesus; he will lift you up at the right time. Trust in him and be of Good Cheer. God Bless You.