No matter what

"The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of His Egyptian master"

 

Genesis 39 : 2

 

What was it about Joseph that he had such favour from God ? We read that even as a kid he saw dreams from God. When he was a slave in the Egyptian's house , he still had favour. When he was in prison, we read in verse 21 , "But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison"... God gave him the interpretation of the dreams, God gave him wisdom when he was appointed second to Pharaoh... God reunited him with his family after all those years...God used him to bless nations

 

What was so special about Joseph ?

 

We read that throughout his life, he was consistent in setting his sight on God. It didnt matter if he was in the comforts of his home, betrayed by his brothers, thrown in a pit, sold as a slave, faced with temptation, falsely accused, thrown in prison, received interpretations of dreams, forgotten by people, in the Pharaoh's court, prosperous, reunited with family, old... It didnt matter what the circumstance or the situation, Joseph stood strong in the Lord ! He honored God in all that he did. He gave God the glory, and even when he was old and close to dying , he held on to the promises of God given to generations before him and gave instructions for his bones to be carried.

 

Thats honoring God ! I pray circumstances may never dictate our faith. I pray that we will be found as a generation that chooses to honor God, that chooses to give God all the glory, that chooses to put our trust in Him and Him alone. His love is steadfast, may we grow to be steadfast too.

 

God Bless