(08-08-2004) Part 2
1Peter 3:12 The eyes of the Lord are upon you and His ears are open to your prayers.
Hebrews 13:5,6 The Lord will never leave you nor forsake you.
There may be times when it seems like the Lord has forsaken you or forgotten about you but He never does.
Let's look at Joseph's life.
Genesis 37:3-8,18-28 Joseph had dreams that indicated that his brothers will bow to him.
Joseph was hated by his brethren (family members) and they threw him into the pit and then sold him away. They wanted to kill him to kill his dreams.
Genesis 39:2,21 It does not matter where you are but it matters who is with you.
Genesis 39:7-21 Joseph was accused and even jailed for something he never did. God allowed all this to happen because Joseph was on track to the fulfilment of his dream without knowing it. Turn stumbling blocks into stepping stones.
Genesis 40:14,15,23 Joseph helped the butler with his dream and requested him to remember him before Pharaoh but the butler forgot about him. Do you know how hurting it is to help people and they forget about you?
Genesis 41:1,8-16 Even if people may forget you but God's eyes are always upon you. He does not forget about you. After two years, Pharaoh had a dream and there was nobody to interpret it. Then the butler remembered Joseph and mentioned him to Pharaoh that he interprets dreams.
Genesis 41:37- Your promotion may be delayed but you can never be denied your promotion
Genesis 37:2 and Genesis 41:46, Genesis 45:6 shows that it took many years from the time Joseph had a dream until it came to pass.
13 (30-17) years + 7 + 2 years = 22
Genesis 42:6-11 Joseph's brothers ended up bowing down to him.
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